Amendment to CPC Suggested to Ensure Speedy Disposal of Final Decree Proceedings in Partition Suits: Karnataka High Court

While adjudicating a partition dispute in the matter of Veerabhadrappa and Others VERSUS Respondents, the Karnataka High Court strongly recommended legislative intervention to amend the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, to ensure faster resolution of final decree proceedings, especially in partition suits. Justice Ananth Ramanath Hegde observed that such suits top the list of delayed civil cases due to the procedural complexity of preliminary and final decrees, coupled with the…