Velun Singho and Another vs Suppiah and Others – sllr 2007 volume 1 page 370

In the case between Velun Singho and Another (Plaintiffs) and Suppiah and Others (Defendants), the court addressed whether a partition decree, obtained through fraud or collusion, could be set aside despite the finality provisions of the Partition Law. The court held that the existence of fraud, collusion, and an inadequate investigation into title justified the exercise of revisionary jurisdiction, allowing the decree to be set aside and a new trial ordered. The principle reaffirmed is that the superior courts retain revisionary powers to correct miscarriages of justice, even after partition decrees have attained finality, particularly where non-parties have been prejudiced by misconduct. This decision relied on interpretation of the Partition Law, pertinent sections of the Evidence Ordin