Whether undervaluation or overvaluation of a suit can affect a court’s jurisdiction and render its decision null and void?
Whether a decree passed by a court lacking jurisdiction due to valuation errors can be set aside when no actual prejudice is caused to the parties?
Whether technical jurisdictional objections related to valuation can override the principles of substantive justice?
A decree passed by a court without jurisdiction is a nullity and can be challenged at any stage, including in collateral proceedings.
Under Section 11 of the Suit Valuation Act, decrees should only be invalidated when actual prejudice is caused to the parties due to jurisdictional errors.
Jurisdictional objections must not compromise substantive justice; technicalities should not override equitable outcomes unless they affect the fairness of the decision.