VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
Mandavilli Kanaka Durgamba (Died) – Appellant
Versus
Vuruma Naga Venkata Somasekhar S/o Veerabhadra Rao – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. nature of the appeal and procedural context. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. dispute over property ownership and will claims. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. arguments regarding remand and possession. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. scope of appellate court's powers. (Para 14 , 15) |
| 5. precedent regarding remand procedures. (Para 16 , 17) |
| 6. conditions for additional evidence in appeals. (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 7. limitations on appellate remand orders. (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30) |
| 8. critique of appellate court's remand in context of trial findings. (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34) |
| 9. conclusion directing appeal outcomes. (Para 36 , 37 , 38) |
JUDGMENT :
VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J.
1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Order 43 Rule 1(u) of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (in short ‘C.P.C.’) by plaintiff Nos. 2, 3, 6 and 7 against the impugned judgment and decree in A.S. No. 116 of 2009, dated 21.03.2013 on the file of I Additional District Judge, West Godavari, Eluru (in short, appellate court) whereby the judgment and decree in O.S. No. 40 of 2003, dated 02.02.2008 on the file of Additional Senior Civil Judge’s Court, Eluru (in short, trial court) was set aside, and the a
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