https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457614 The right of appeal under Sections 96 and 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure extends beyond the original parties to a decree to any person whose legal rights are adversely affected by it. A litigant who has benefited from the trial court's decree and suffers legal injury when that decree is reversed is a person aggrieved. The distinction between challenging a mere finding and challenging an operative decree was recognised, and the post-amendment position under Order 41 Rule 22 supports the ability to assail adverse findings in appropriate cases. On these facts, the defendant who supported the plaintiff's case was prejudicially affected by reversal of the decree and could maintain the second appeal. en-us Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:57:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457614 The right of appeal under Sections 96 and 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure extends beyond the original parties to a decree to any person whose legal rights are adversely affected by it. A litigant who has benefited from the trial court's decree and suffers legal injury when that decree is reversed is a person aggrieved. The distinction between challenging a mere finding and challenging an operative decree was recognised, and the post-amendment position under Order 41 Rule 22 supports the ability to assail adverse findings in appropriate cases. On these facts, the defendant who supported the plaintiff's case was prejudicially affected by reversal of the decree and could maintain the second appeal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457614