Consolidated suits

Where two or more suits have been consolidated and disposed of through a common judgment, all trial court must draw up separate decree sheets with all the material particulars.

No provision existed in the C.P.C. where the court was obliged to prepare separate decrees for each of the consolidated suits, however it would be more appropriate if separate decrees were drawn up

Supreme Court directed that where two or more suits had been consolidated and disposed of through a common judgment, all Trial Courts must draw up separate decree sheets with all the material particulars as per the requirements of O. XX, C.P.C.

In consolidated suits wherein (separate) decrees passed had different valuations i.e. the one falling within the jurisdiction of the High Court and the other in the jurisdiction of the District Court, obviously no consolidated appeal could be filed

In such a situation the appellants were required in law to file two appeals according to the value of the original suit i.e. one before the District Judge and the other before the High Court

High Court, however, while exercising its power under S.24 of the C.P.C., if a case was made out within the purview of the said section, may, in order to avoid delay in the disposal of the matter and conflicting decisions, transfer the appeal filed before the District Judge to the High Court and decide the same along with the appeal which had been competently filed before the High Court.