M V DANIEL vs M V BABY (DEAD) . — C.A. No. 8072 - 8073/2001

Summary: M V Daniel v. M V Baby (Dead) & Ors. (C.A. No. 8072-8073/2001) The Supreme Court dismissed M V Daniel's appeals challenging a High Court decision that struck off execution proceedings against a minor defendant. Daniel had obtained an ex-parte decree in a 1986 land possession suit (14 cents) against three defendants, including a minor. When executing the decree, the judgment debtor objected that Defendant No. 3 was a minor at suit filing and lacked a guardian ad litem, rendering the decree void. The Court upheld this objection, finding that a decree passed against an unrepresented minor is void and cannot be executed, affirming the High Court's dismissal of Daniel's revision petition. No costs awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.