GORAKH BHAGAT vs SUKHDEO THAKUR — C.A. No. 4996/2000

Summary of C.A. No. 004996/2000 (Gorakh Bhagat v. Sukhdeo Thakur) The Supreme Court allowed the appeal on December 14, 2006, setting aside the Patna High Court's summary dismissal of the second appeal. The appellants had challenged a 1969 sale deed as illegal, claiming the property was joint family property. While the trial court found it was joint property, the First Appellate Court reversed this, holding the family had separated before the sale. The Supreme Court found the High Court erred by endorsing the First Appellate Court's findings without properly considering whether substantial questions of law arose. The matter was remitted to the High Court for fresh consideration. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.