Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 8 · Decided 4 January 2023
Smriti Debbarma (Dead) Through Legal Representative v. Prabha Ranjan Debbarma and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 8 · [2023] 1 S.C.R. 355
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 878/2009
- Decided
- 4 January 2023
- Bench
- SANJIV KHANNA, J.K. MAHESHWARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 101, 102
Headnote
Suit - Suit for declaration of title - Burden of proof - Trial court decreed the suit holding that the plaintiff had right, title and interest in the subject property and was entitled to khas possession of the property after evicting all High Court reversed the judgment of trial court holding that plaintiff on basis of evidence and documents placed on record had not been able to discharge the burden of proof to establish legal ownership and title to the subject property - Held: High Court rightly set aside the judgment and
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