HARDEO RAI Vs. SAKUNTALA DEVI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) Appellant is aggrieved by and dissatisfied with a judgment and order dated 16th November, 2006 passed by a Division Bench of the Patna High Court in LPA No.1334 of 1997 whereby and whereunder a judgment and order dated 15th September, 1997 passed by a learned Single Judge of the said Court was set aside.

(3.) Appellant and the father of respondents herein had entered into an agreement to sell a property admeasuring 18 kathas and 5 dhurs of land situate in the District of Begusarai on or about 10th April, 1978. In the said agreement a representation was made by the appellant herein that a partition of the joint family property had taken place and each of four co-sharers had been in possession of separate portions of the property allotted to them.