Shafi E Khalit
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Shafi-e-khalit, denotes those who share in the appendage of property. The dominant tenement holder is Shafi-e-khalit. It implies that he shares an appendage with the other person who is a servient tenement-holder. Therefore, both the dominant tenement-holder and the servient tenement-holder are shafi-i-khalif, Phool Chand v. Neem Chand, AIR 1978 All 539; Ladu Ram v. Kalyan Sahaya, AIR 1963 Raj 195.
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