In Brief
This case involved a dispute over immovable property in Bihar. The father of the fifth respondent obtained an ex-parte decree in 1988 against the appellant without serving notice. Later, Miscellaneous Case No. 6/1999 successfully set aside that decree, finding notice had not been served. Subsequently, the respondent obtained the property's demarcation and possession through orders in demarcation and writ proceedings, all based on the now-void decree. The Supreme Court held that since the underlying decree was set aside, all derivative orders must also fall. The Court allowed the appeals and restored possession to the appellant, holding that he was wrongly dispossessed based on void proceedings.
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