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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
SARAL SRIVASTAVA
Kammo Since Deceased – Appellant
Versus
Shahmim Ahmad – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of the case and parties involved (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. appellants' contentions against the first appellate court's judgment (Para 7 , 14 , 15 , 17 , 20) |
| 3. trial court's analysis and findings (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. first appellate court's corrections to trial court's findings (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. court's overview of the parties' arguments (Para 24 , 25) |
| 6. interpretation of waqf deed's stipulations (Para 26 , 28 , 44) |
| 7. legal standards for pleadings in court (Para 36 , 41) |
| 8. final ruling and dismissal of the appeal (Para 45 , 46) |
JUDGMENT :
Saral Srivastava, J.
1. Heard Sri Ajay Kumar Sharma, learned counsel for the appellants and Sri Utpal Chatterji, learned counsel for the respondents.
2. The present appeal has been preferred by the defendants/appellants challenging the judgement and decree dated 03.02.2024 passed by the First Appellate Court i.e. Additional District Judge, Court No.20 Meerut in Civil Appeal No.163 of 2011 whereby he has allowed the civil appeal preferred by the plaintiffs/respondents.
3. The brief facts of the case are that plaintiff no.1 is the waqf in the name of Waqful Aulad Kayam Karda of which plaintiff no.2-Shamim Ahmad is the
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