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Supreme Court of India 2020-03-02 dismissed

Sajan Sethi vs Rajan Sethi

Bench: 2 — <UNKNOWN>, <UNKNOWN>

In Brief

This civil appeal concerned the partition of a property and rights to common areas in the ground floor. The respondent-plaintiff filed suit seeking partition of the second floor and terrace rights only. The appellant-defendant contested via written statement, claiming entitlement to common areas including the front driveway. The Supreme Court upheld the appellate court's judgment, finding that the disputed common areas were properly allocated based on evidence and physical property layout. Since the appellant-defendant had alternative direct access via a side lane to his first-floor portion, he could not claim the right to use the front driveway. The appeals were dismissed.

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Property Law Partition Civil Procedure Common Areas Access Rights

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