https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468363 A decree passed under Order VIII Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure is not automatic merely because a written statement is absent; the court must still satisfy itself, at least prima facie, that it has competence to try the suit, especially where maintainability or jurisdiction is in issue. A valid judgment must identify the points for determination, state the decision on each point, and give reasons, because a decree can arise only from such adjudication. If the court decrees the suit without addressing its own jurisdiction and without a reasoned judgment, the defect goes to the root of the matter and amounts to a patent lack of inherent jurisdiction. Such a decree may therefore be treated as void and inexecutable, and objected to in execution under Section 47. en-us Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 01 May 2026 12:15:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468363 A decree passed under Order VIII Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure is not automatic merely because a written statement is absent; the court must still satisfy itself, at least prima facie, that it has competence to try the suit, especially where maintainability or jurisdiction is in issue. A valid judgment must identify the points for determination, state the decision on each point, and give reasons, because a decree can arise only from such adjudication. If the court decrees the suit without addressing its own jurisdiction and without a reasoned judgment, the defect goes to the root of the matter and amounts to a patent lack of inherent jurisdiction. Such a decree may therefore be treated as void and inexecutable, and objected to in execution under Section 47. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468363