Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 141 · Decided 14 March 2002
Jai Singh v. Shakuntala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 141 · [2002] 2 S.C.R. 431
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9469/1996
- Decided
- 14 March 2002
- Bench
- U.C. BANERJEE, BRIJESH KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 100; Constitution
Headnote
B Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956-Section 16-Registered document relating to adoption-Statutory presumption that adoption made in accordance with law-Whether such,presumption rebuttable-Held, such C presumption arising.from adoption deed can be rebutted by evidence available on record-On Constitution of India-Article I 36-Special leave jurisdiction­ Reappreciation of evidence-Scope of-Held. is permissible in very exceptional D cases and on extreme perversity. Respondent-natural daughter of deceased filed suit for declaration that she was the owner of the property left
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