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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
SABYASACHI BHATTACHARYYA, SUPRATIM BHATTACHARYA
Mithu Ghosh – Appellant
Versus
..... – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. admittance of appeal due to arguable questions. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. trial judge's rejection of application based on lack of details. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. background on appellants' financial situation and property. (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. necessity for development agreement for minors' welfare. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 5. court's limited duty in approving guardian's acts under section 8. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 20) |
| 6. court's role is to ascertain legal necessity and advantages. (Para 19 , 21) |
| 7. legal necessity evident due to absence of income for the family. (Para 22 , 23) |
| 8. error in law by trial judge in dismissing the application. (Para 24) |
| 9. judgment in favor of appellants allows development agreement. (Para 25 , 26 , 27) |
Judgment :
Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J.
1. In view of arguable questions being involved, we admit the appeal on the grounds taken in the memorandum of appeal.
2. Since there is no scope of service of notice, as the litigation is not adversarial in view of the nature of the same, having arisen out of the refusal of an application under Section 8 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 (for short “the 1956 Act”), seeking leave to transfer th
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