Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 671 · Decided 14 May 2008
Tikka Ram & ANR. v. Kartara (Deceased) Through LRS & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 671 · [2008] 8 S.C.R. 719
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6590/2005
- Decided
- 14 May 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Tenancy rights - Pre-emption - Suit for pre-emption claiming superior rights on the ground that plaintiffs were ten- ants for 12-13 years - Maintainability of - Held: Not maintain- c able as no lease deed or receipt of payment of rent put on record - Bald statement made by Vendor in an FIR that be relevant for deciding issue of tenancy in civil proceedings - Oral evidence of neighbours, in the absence of documentary proof would not have value. D The Defendant No.1-Vendor sold the suit lands to de- fendant no. 2 and 3. The appellant$ filed suits for pre· emption and possession
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