Remand of Partition Suits and the Imperative of Impleading Necessary Co-Sharers

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Case
SHRI. SURESH S/O LAXMAN MOHADIKAR v. SMT. INDU W/O KESHAV BHANARKAR AND OTHERS (Bombay High Court, 21-09-2026)
Law
Code of Civil Procedure, Indian Evidence Act.

Highlights of the Judgment:

  • Examination of the First Appellate Court's power under Order 41 Rule 23-A of the Code of Civil Procedure to remand a partition suit for fresh adjudication.
  • Analysis of the legal necessity to implead all co-sharers and branches in a suit for partition to prevent fatal defects.
  • Application of statutory evidentiary requirements regarding the mandatory examination of attesting witnesses to prove a Will.
  • Evaluation of the consequences of non-joinder of necessary parties and the judicial discretion to order a remand rather than outright dismissal.