Vinod Kumar Lalwani v. Manisha Lalwani
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Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; CR No. 131 of 2026; Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal; decided 11.06.2026. Civil Revision under Section 115 CPC against rejection of an Order VII Rule 11 CPC plaint-rejection application in Civil Suit No. A/275/2025 (declaration suit challenging Will dated 11.09.2015; earlier Civil Suit No. 63A/2019 withdrawn under Order XXIII Rule 1 CPC without liberty; SDO (Revenue) Durg set aside mutation on 13.10.2025). Key points: Order VII Rule 11 confined to plaint averments; Order XXIII Rule 1(4) bar requires complete factual inquiry into identity of cause of action and intervening events; limitation is a mixed question, rejection under Order VII Rule 11(d) not warranted unless plaint unequivocally shows bar; Sarguja Transport Service (1987) 1 SCC 5, Dahiben (2020) 7 SCC 366, Nikhila Divyang Mehta (SLP (C) 13459/2024) and Shri Mukund Bhawan Trust (2024 SCC Online SC 3844) distinguished. Outcome: civil revision dismissed.