https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195398 A consent decree may be read as a contract with court seal, but it can also operate as an estoppel and be construed with the pleadings, surrounding circumstances and subsequent conduct where its language is ambiguous or incomplete. On that approach, the reference to offerings made to a poojari in his individual capacity had to be understood in light of temple custom, separate ceremonial acts and the parties' later acknowledgments of equal worship rights. The evidence was not barred by Section 92 of the Indian Evidence Act in these circumstances. The decree therefore did not exclude the plaintiffs' claim to the disputed worship and offering rights. en-us Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:51:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195398 A consent decree may be read as a contract with court seal, but it can also operate as an estoppel and be construed with the pleadings, surrounding circumstances and subsequent conduct where its language is ambiguous or incomplete. On that approach, the reference to offerings made to a poojari in his individual capacity had to be understood in light of temple custom, separate ceremonial acts and the parties' later acknowledgments of equal worship rights. The evidence was not barred by Section 92 of the Indian Evidence Act in these circumstances. The decree therefore did not exclude the plaintiffs' claim to the disputed worship and offering rights. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195398