Case Law Analysis
|Allahabad High Court
Section 23 PSCC Act | Serious Title Disputes Require Plaint Return, Not Merits-Based Dismissal : Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that when a Small Cause Court encounters a bona fide, documentary-supported title dispute, it must return the plaint under Section 23 of the PSCC Act rather than decide it on merits. This prevents jurisdictional overreach and preserves the civil court’s exclusive authority over title adjudication, safeguarding landlords and tenants alike from summary adjudication of complex ownership claims.