Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 1314 · Decided 14 December 2007
Asokan v. Lakshmikutty & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 1314 · [2007] 13 S.C.R. 901
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5942/2007
- Decided
- 14 December 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, H.S. BEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 91, 92; Transfer of Property Act Section 122, 123
Headnote
Transfer of Property Act; Ss.122 & 123: Gift-Donor-parents executed a deed of gift transferring c possession of property gifted in favour of his son-donee-Averment in a deed of gift in regard to handing over of possession-Whether amounts to sufficient proof of acceptance thereof by acceptance-Overt act not necessary D as express acceptance need not be required for completing the transaction of gift-When a registered document is executed, presumption arises in regard to the correctness thereof-Onus lies on the donor and not on the donee-The fact that possession had been
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