Vivek Singhal vs Smt.Vijaya Rani Singhal on 22 September, 2025
7. The said view was affirmed by the Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Behari Lal Ram Charan v. Karam Chand Sahni [Behari Lal Ram Charan v. Karam Chand Sahni, 1966 SCC OnLine P&H 226 : AIR 1968 P&H 108] : (SCC OnLine P&H)
?3. From a bare perusal of these two sections it is apparent that the objection of Defendant 1 on the preliminary issue raised by him in the trial court was without any substance. Clause (a) of Section 57 read with sub-section (2) of Section 213, it would appear, applies to those cases where the property and parties are situate in the territories of Bengal, Madras and Bombay, while clause (b) applies to those cases where the parties are not residing in those territories but the property involved is situate within those territories. Clause (c) of Section 57, however, is not relevant for the present purposes. Therefore, where both the person and property of any Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina, are outside the territories mentioned above, the rigour of Section 213, sub-section (1), is not attracted.