Reviewed case brief
Pukhraj v Bhoorey Lal
AIR 1952 All 675
## Summary
- Court
- Allahabad High Court
- Year
- 1952
- Subjects
- Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation
- Reviewed
- 2026-07-22
Rule established
For Section 10 CPC to apply, the previously instituted suit must be one where the court has the power to grant the same or substantially the same relief as sought in the later suit; if the earlier court lacks jurisdiction or competence to grant the relief claimed in the subsequent suit, the stay under Section 10 is not attracted.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1952 All 675; standard casebook authority on the competent jurisdiction requirement under Section 10 CPC, cross-verify citation before exam use
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