https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292155 A Small Causes Court cannot finally determine title to immovable property, and an incidental finding on title does not bar later title-based proceedings by res judicata. Order IX Rule 13 CPC is confined to a defendant against whom an ex parte decree is passed, so a non-party cannot invoke it; Section 151 CPC cannot be used to bypass that limitation, though it may apply where the court itself was misled or acted by mistake. In land acquisition matters, the Reference Court's jurisdiction is confined to references under Sections 18 or 30 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and it cannot entertain direct impleadment or independent claims for apportionment outside that framework. en-us Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:37:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292155 A Small Causes Court cannot finally determine title to immovable property, and an incidental finding on title does not bar later title-based proceedings by res judicata. Order IX Rule 13 CPC is confined to a defendant against whom an ex parte decree is passed, so a non-party cannot invoke it; Section 151 CPC cannot be used to bypass that limitation, though it may apply where the court itself was misled or acted by mistake. In land acquisition matters, the Reference Court's jurisdiction is confined to references under Sections 18 or 30 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and it cannot entertain direct impleadment or independent claims for apportionment outside that framework. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=292155