Supreme Court of India—Civil Appeal—suit challenging sale deed executed under GPA and seeking declaration and possession: held that Order XIV Rule 2(2) CPC cannot be invoked to try limitation first once a composite trial has commenced; mixed questions remain open. Orders below set aside; suit restored for trial on merits. Date of Judgement—21 September 2026.
John Mathew V. Santha Paul and Ors.
By Hania Zahoor
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