Reviewed case brief
Ghanshyam Das v. Dominion of India
AIR 1984 SC 1004
## Summary
- 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.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1984 SC 1004; verified via standard CPC references
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