Lakhi Ram vs Leela & Ors

The Supreme Court set aside the orders of the Sessions Judge and the High Court regarding the classification of a burnt premise as part of a residential complex, finding that the lower courts had adopted a hyper-technical approach. The Court granted the parties the liberty to raise this issue again in the trial court, emphasizing that the trial court should not be influenced by previous observations made in this case. The appeal was disposed of with these clarifications.