In Brief
Ram Chand, a deceased farmer, through his legal representatives, appealed against a High Court judgment that dismissed his claim to agricultural land and allowed the defendants' counter-appeal. The Supreme Court held that the High Court had violated the law by disposing of both second appeals without first formulating the mandatory 'substantial question of law' required under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The Court ruled that no High Court can hear a second appeal without clearly identifying and formulating the legal question at issue, and that the High Court's order was legally unsustainable. The case was remanded to the High Court for fresh consideration with proper procedure.
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