In Brief
A Housing Society purchased 93.25 acres of land in 1980 and developed it into 1197 house plots allotted to members. Respondents sued for partition and obtained ex parte decrees when the Society was not properly served. The Society successfully moved to set aside these decrees. The High Court then remanded the case on the ground that the Trial Court had not given detailed reasons. The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in interfering with the well-reasoned order of the Trial Court. The Court set aside the High Court's order, allowing the Society's appeals, and remanded the case to the Trial Court to afford both parties fair opportunities to proceed with the trial on merits."
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