https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199778 The exclusion of civil court jurisdiction is to be strictly construed, and the plaint must be read as a whole to identify the real cause of action. A suit seeking cancellation of sale deeds said to have been executed fraudulently or without authority is not treated as a mere claim of nullity where the legal effect of the documents must first be removed by cancellation. The distinction between void and voidable transactions is material, and such a claim generally remains cognisable by the civil court. Accordingly, Section 331 of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1951 did not bar jurisdiction, and the plaint was maintainable. en-us Tue, 05 Dec 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:03:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199778 The exclusion of civil court jurisdiction is to be strictly construed, and the plaint must be read as a whole to identify the real cause of action. A suit seeking cancellation of sale deeds said to have been executed fraudulently or without authority is not treated as a mere claim of nullity where the legal effect of the documents must first be removed by cancellation. The distinction between void and voidable transactions is material, and such a claim generally remains cognisable by the civil court. Accordingly, Section 331 of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1951 did not bar jurisdiction, and the plaint was maintainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Dec 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199778