https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290262 A declaratory decree under the Code of Civil Procedure could not be granted as a matter of unfettered discretion merely to quiet a doubtful title or resolve a possible future dispute. The provision was construed in line with the analogous English equity principle, so the declaration sought had to be capable of supporting consequential relief in the same court or another competent forum. A bare request for a future declaration of succession to a zemindary, without any existing right to consequential relief, fell outside the provision. Allegations of maintenance, waste, and hostile acts did not create the necessary present right. The declaratory suit was therefore not maintainable. en-us Wed, 10 Feb 1875 00:00:00 +0521 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 14:59:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290262 A declaratory decree under the Code of Civil Procedure could not be granted as a matter of unfettered discretion merely to quiet a doubtful title or resolve a possible future dispute. The provision was construed in line with the analogous English equity principle, so the declaration sought had to be capable of supporting consequential relief in the same court or another competent forum. A bare request for a future declaration of succession to a zemindary, without any existing right to consequential relief, fell outside the provision. Allegations of maintenance, waste, and hostile acts did not create the necessary present right. The declaratory suit was therefore not maintainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 Feb 1875 00:00:00 +0521 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290262