Vinayak Purshottam Dube Deceased ... vs Jayashree Padmakar Bhat
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Case Significance
Vinayak Purshottam Dube Deceased ... vs Jayashree Padmakar Bhat is a Supreme Court of India decision dated March 1, 2024 (citation: insc-2024-159). The legal representatives of a deceased sole proprietor appealed against the NCDRC's order in a consumer complaint arising from a development agreement in Kolhapur where the opposite party failed to fulfil payment and construction obligations. The Supreme Court held that legal representatives of a deceased judgment-debtor are not personally liable for obligations that had to be discharged by the deceased in his personal capacity, but that payment obligations can be satisfied from the estate o The bench comprised Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan. The judgment was delivered by Justice B.V. Nagarathna.
Summary
The legal representatives of a deceased sole proprietor appealed against the NCDRC's order in a consumer complaint arising from a development agreement in Kolhapur where the opposite party failed to fulfil payment and construction obligations. The Supreme Court held that legal representatives of a deceased judgment-debtor are not personally liable for obligations that had to be discharged by the deceased in his personal capacity, but that payment obligations can be satisfied from the estate of the deceased. The appeals were allowed to that extent.
What was the outcome of Vinayak Purshottam Dube Deceased ... vs Jayashree Padmakar Bhat?
The legal representatives of a deceased sole proprietor appealed against the NCDRC's order in a consumer complaint arising from a development agreement in Kolhapur where the opposite party failed to f...
Judgment
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Read on Indian KanoonSource: Indian Kanoon (insc-2024-159)