https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200332 Once a tenancy issue is referred to the Land Tribunal under Section 133(2) of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, the civil court must await the Tribunal's finding and cannot proceed to decide the suit on merits in relation to that referred issue. A decree passed without vacating the stay or recalling the reference is treated as beyond the court's competence to that extent and is unsustainable. Passive participation does not amount to waiver, because a jurisdictional defect cannot be cured by acquiescence. The note therefore states that a challenge to such a decree remains maintainable, and the matter must be reconsidered in accordance with the statutory reference procedure. en-us Wed, 01 Jan 1800 00:00:00 +0553 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 12:14:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200332 Once a tenancy issue is referred to the Land Tribunal under Section 133(2) of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, the civil court must await the Tribunal's finding and cannot proceed to decide the suit on merits in relation to that referred issue. A decree passed without vacating the stay or recalling the reference is treated as beyond the court's competence to that extent and is unsustainable. Passive participation does not amount to waiver, because a jurisdictional defect cannot be cured by acquiescence. The note therefore states that a challenge to such a decree remains maintainable, and the matter must be reconsidered in accordance with the statutory reference procedure. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Jan 1800 00:00:00 +0553 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200332