JUDGMENT

J.B. PARDIWALA, J. :-

For the convenience of exposition, the present judgment is divided into the following parts:

INDEX

A. FACTUAL MATRIX ............................................................................................ 2

B. SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE APPELLANT / PLAINTIFF ......... 10

C. SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENTS / DEFENDANTS ................................................................................................................................ 11

D. ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................... 15

i. What is Partition? ............................................................................................... 16

ii. Order XX Rule 18 of the CPC ............................................................................ 22

iii. When does Section 154(1)(e) bar the jurisdiction of civil courts? ..................... 33

E. CONCLUSION .................................................................................................... 41

1. Leave granted.

2. This appeal arises from the judgment and order passed by the Gauhati High Court in Regular Second Appeal No. 243