P&H: Rejects Partition Appeal as res judicata, Finds No Substantial Question Of Law
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed Sujana’s regular second appeal against the rejection of a suit seeking partition of 4 kanal and 10 marla of land in Dumerkha Khurd, Narwana. Justice Deepak Gupta held that the concurrent findings of the courts below did not raise a substantial question of law warranting interference.
The appellant sought condonation of a 516-day delay in filing the appeal. The explanation was that her counsel had not informed her of the first appellate court’s decision and that she later learned of it through village rumours. The Court noted that a delay application must...