B.S. LALITHA AND OTHERS versus BHUVANESH AND OTHERS

Case summary from SCR

Issue for Consideration Issues arose whether the second application u/Ord.VII r.11 is barred by the principle of Res judicata; whether s.6(5) of the Hindu Succession Act operates as a bar to the institution of a suit, warranting rejection of the plaint u/Ord.VII r.11(d); and whether the the H.S. Act that is independent of the 2005 Amendment and unaffected by s.6(5). Headnotes† Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Ord.VII r.11(a), (b) & (d), ss.11, 115 – Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – ss.6, 6(5), 8 – Rejection of plaint – Res judicata –