OM PRAKASH AGARWAL SINCE DECEASED THR LRS. vs VISHAN DAYAL RAJPOOT

The Supreme Court addressed the jurisdiction of the Additional District Judge in Small Causes Suit No. 1 of 2010, determining that the court acted without jurisdiction under the Uttar Pradesh Civil Laws (Amendment) Act, 2015, which raised the pecuniary limit for Small Causes Courts from Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 1 lakh. The Court upheld the Allahabad High Court's decision to remand the case back to the Small Causes Court, emphasizing that the jurisdictional change applied to pending cases as well. The appeal by the landlord was dismissed, affirming the High Court's ruling.