Mary Nona vs. Don Justin and Others – sllr 2016 volume 1 page 049

In the case between Mary Nona (Plaintiff) and Don Justin and Others (Defendants), the Supreme Court addressed whether a trial court in a partition action is required to conduct a comprehensive investigation of all issues concerning the title and identification of the corpus under the Partition Law. It was held that answering only a subset of the issues is inadequate, and a full inquiry is mandated by law to ensure justice to all parties. The principle reaffirmed is that partition proceedings demand meticulous judicial scrutiny to avoid the infringement of substantive legal rights. Reliance was placed on the provisions of the Partition Law (Sections 18, 19, and 48) and the Civil Procedure Code (Section 187), with precedents underscoring that an incomplete investigation leads to substantial