Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 216 · Decided 14 October 1970
Rani & ANR. v. Santa Bala Debnath & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1970 INSC 216 · [1971] 2 S.C.R. 603
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1943/1966
- Decided
- 14 October 1970
- Bench
- J.C. SHAH, A.N. GROVER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Hindu Law-Legal necessity-Proof of-Recitals in deed, ev/dentiary talue of. S. a Hindu female ¥overned by Dayabhaga system of law, executed a sale·deed. It WH recited in the agreement that she agreed to sell "on ac,count of financial need and to pay off certain debts". After as It was executed without legal necessity .. ·The Trial Court held that the sale deed was supported by legal necessity. The Court a!SG observed, that the .contention that, there was fraud, misrepresentation and undue influence was ·not seriously pressed as there was no evidence
Judgments are the courts' own published copies, provided for study; they are not certified copies. Source: Indian Supreme Court & High Court Judgments, Dattam Labs (CC-BY-4.0)