BADRI NARAIN CHOUDHARY & ORS. versus NILRATAN SARKAR

BADRI NARAIN CHOUDHARY & ORS. versus NILRATAN SARKAR

The provisions of Sections 2 and 3 of the Partition Act, 1893 are not applicable when no party makes a request for public sale as required under Section 2. In such cases, the Court can resort to equitable means for partition, such as allowing one party to retain the property on payment of compensation (Owelty) to the other.

Parties
Appellants: Badri Narain Choudhary & Ors.; Respondent: Nilratan Sarkar
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
10 March 1978
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal by Special Leave From Judgment and Decree Dated 20 3 1967 of the Patna High Court in First Appeal No. 488 of 1961
Outcome
Appeal allowed; case remitted to trial court for further proceedings as per directions.
Legal Topics
Partition, Equity, Interpretation of Pleadings
Property Law Civil Procedure Partition Equity Interpretation of Pleadings

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Parties

Badri Narain Choudhary & Ors.

Appellants

Nilratan Sarkar

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal by Special Leave From Judgment and Decree Dated 20 3 1967 of the Patna High Court in First Appeal No. 488 of 1961

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Sections 2 and 3 of the Partition Act, 1893 were applicable to the circumstances of the case
  2. 2 Whether, dehors Sections 2 and 3, the Court possessed equitable powers to partition the property

Ratio Decidendi

The provisions of Sections 2 and 3 of the Partition Act, 1893 are not applicable when no party makes a request for public sale as required under Section 2. In such cases, the Court can resort to equitable means for partition, such as allowing one party to retain the property on payment of compensation (Owelty) to the other.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed; case remitted to trial court for further proceedings as per directions.

Orders

  • Trial court to take further evidence regarding increase in value of similar properties since 1963.
  • Trial court to re-fix the value based on evidence and allow the defendant first option to retain the property on payment of 13/16 share of the value to plaintiffs within three months.