Skip to content
How to use Judgment tools
  1. Click Tools to open PDF, Print, Tag, Note, Favourite, and CiteSignal.
  2. Use Brief & Ask in the toolbar for the AI Brief and case chat.
  3. Jump to sections with the pills below the help bar.

Samher Singh Vs. Sher Singh and anr.

Samher Singh vs Sher Singh and anr.

Type Court Judgment Court Allahabad Decided Apr 08, 1920
~2 min read
https://sooperkanoon.com/case/481152

For advocates & juniors · 7-day free trial

Brief this judgment before chambers

Stop skimming 50 pages - get an 18-section AI Brief on this case, ask scoped follow-ups, and find related precedents with Semantic Search. Full trial, no card required.

  • 18-section brief - facts, issues, ratio, relief
  • Ask this case - answers cite the judgment
  • Semantic search - find precedents by meaning
  • Research drawer - sections, cites, related cases

No card required · credentials emailed · Log in if you already have an account

Citation
Court
Allahabad
Judge
Decided On
Subject
Criminal

Case Summary

AI-generated summary - not the official court judgment text.

Custom - Pre-emption--Wajib-ul-arz, interpretation of--Bhai bhatija, meaning of. - - We think that the Court below is perfectly correct in its interpretation.

Key legal issue
Criminal

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Samher Singh

Respondent

Sher Singh and anr.

Legal References

Reported In
56Ind.Cas.183

Excerpt

custom - pre-emption--wajib-ul-arz, interpretation of--bhai bhatija, meaning of. - - we think that the court below is perfectly correct in its interpretation.1. this a plaintiff's appeal, who came into court claiming a preferential right of pre-emption as against the vendee. the vendor is the own brother of the pre-emptor. the vendee and the two brothers are descended from the same common great-grandfather. according to the custom alleged by the plaintiff, assuming that the custom does exist, the first right of pre-emption was given to bhai bhatija thank haqiyat. the lower court has held that the words ' bhai bhatija ' have the wide meaning commonly given to them in the villages of the district, and that this does not mean that an own brother has a preference over a cousin. the second set of pre emptors are co sharers in the patti which might include non relatives;and the third set of pre-emptors are co sharers in the village. the plaintiff earns into court alleging a custom which give him a right of preference. he produced a wajib-nl-arz the meaning of which on this point is by no means clear. the words bhai bhatija in the vernacular have a far wider meaning than the words 'brothers' and 'nephews' in english. we think that the court below is perfectly correct in its interpretation. there is no force in this appeal. we dismiss it with costs, including fees on the higher scale.

Full Judgment

1. This a plaintiff's appeal, who came into Court claiming a preferential right of pre-emption as against the vendee. The vendor is the own brother of the pre-emptor. The vendee and the two brothers are descended from the same common great-grandfather. According to the custom alleged by the plaintiff, assuming that the custom does exist, the first right of pre-emption was given to bhai bhatija thank haqiyat. The lower Court has held that the words ' bhai bhatija ' have the wide meaning commonly given to them in the villages of the district, and that this does not mean that an own brother has a preference over a cousin. The second set of pre emptors are co sharers in the patti which might include non relatives;and the third set of pre-emptors are co sharers in the village. The plaintiff earns into Court alleging a custom which give him a right of preference. He produced a wajib-nl-arz the meaning of which on this point is by no means clear. The words bhai bhatija in the vernacular have a far wider meaning than the words 'brothers' and 'nephews' in English. We think that the Court below is perfectly correct in its interpretation. There is no force in this appeal. We dismiss it with costs, including fees on the higher scale.

Continue Your Research


AI Briefs · Semantic Search · Save & annotate judgments

Start your 7-day free trial