Reviewed case brief

Ghanshyam Das v. Dominion of India

AIR 1984 SC 1004

## Summary

CPCdecreesection-2-2formal-expressionadjudicationconclusive-determination
Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
1984
Subjects
Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation
Reviewed
2026-06-29

Rule established

A decision to be a 'decree' under Section 2(2) CPC must satisfy three conditions: (1) it must be a formal expression, (2) it must be an adjudication, and (3) it must conclusively determine rights of parties. Administrative or ministerial orders of court do not qualify as decrees.

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        Ratio decidendi

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        AIR 1984 SC 1004; verified via standard CPC references

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