H.D.VIJAYADEVA vs LALITHAMMA — C.A. No. 112 - 113/2012

Case Summary: H.D. Vijayadeva v. Lalithamma (C.A. 112-113/2012) The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's judgment dated 2.1.2008, which had decided other issues on merits while framing an additional issue and remitting the matter to trial court. The Court held the High Court erred by deciding other issues without awaiting resolution of the additional issue—whether the plaintiff, defendant no.1, and their father jointly developed Schedule 'B' property with monetary contribution and mutual understanding of joint ownership despite it being registered in H.D. Ashwathnarayana's name—since the outcome of this issue could impact other issues' decisions. The Court directed the High Court to call for trial court's findings on the additional issue expeditiously and decide the appeals afresh accordingly. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.