Kiran Singh And Others vs Chaman Paswan And Others on 14 April, 1954
13. Now in second appeal, against the judgment and decree
passed in pursuance to the remand order by this Court, the questions
which have been finally decided between the parties before the
matter was remitted back to the appellate court below by this Court,
cannot be allowed to be reopened. It is manifest that in view of the
dispute of title raised by the defendant, the plaintiff amended the
relief portion by adding the relief with regard to adjudication of title.
The parties thereafter, went to trial and it is not the case of the
defendant that they raised any objection to the valuation of the suit
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during trial or before passing of judgment by trial court after the
addition of the relief with regard to title. The two suits were decreed
and thereafter the appellate court set aside the judgment and decree
and remanded the matter back to the trial court in view of the dispute
with regard to the valuation raised by the defendant. However, the
said remand order had been set aside by this Court with specific
direction to the appellate court to consider the appeal on merits. Now
in second appeal against the dismissal of their appeals, the
defendant-appellants have sought to rake up the same question
regarding the valuation of the suit. During the course of argument, it
could not be established on behalf of the appellants that any
prejudice had been caused to the appellants because of the trial of the
suit by the Court of Additional Munsif and the only submission made
in this regard was that the appellants have been deprived of the trial
by the Court of Sub Judge which according to the appellants had
definitely better intellect. But in view of the principle in this regard
as laid down by the apex court in the decision reported in AIR 1954
SC 340(Kiran Singh & Ors. Vs. Chaman Paswan & Ors.), this
submission has no substance.