SUDHIR MITTAL
Pawan – Appellant
Versus
Financial Commissioner, Haryana – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. pending suit affects partition (Para 1) |
| 2. compromise argument and title issues (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. barred from raising objections post-compromise (Para 4) |
| 4. writ petition dismissed (Para 5) |
Judgment
Mr. Sudhir Mittal, J.
The petitioner was a party respondent in an application for partition. At the first instance, he raised an objection that the partition application cannot proceed as civil suit challenging the title of the applicants is pending. Vide order dated 24.08.2015 passed by the Assistant Collector, 1st Grade, Hansi, the matter was adjourned to enable the petitioner to produce relevant case law. Thereafter, the matter was taken up on 06.12.2017 and the objection was rejected on the ground that although, appeal against order of civil Court is pending, the appellate Court has not directed stay of partition proceedings. I am informed that the said order was subjected to an appeal before the Collector and the same was also dismissed. A copy of the order of the Collector is however not on record. Thereafter, sanad dated 30.09.2020 was issued, which was challenged by the petitioner before the Financial Commissioner by way of ROR dated 30.10.2020. The said ROR was disp
The interpretation of Section 117 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 in relation to the timing of filing partition applications and pending questions of title before the Civil Court.
The interpretation of Section 117 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 in relation to the timing of the filing of partition applications and pending questions of title before the Civil Court.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that no independent suit can be filed for setting aside a compromise decree on the ground that the compromise was not lawful, and the importance of....
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