Supreme Court of India
Smt. Chandrakantaben Etc. v. Vadilal Bapalal Modi & Others.
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What the Court ordered
For the reasons mentioned above, the decision of the High Court must be held to be erroneous.
Judgment, page 17
From the headnote
Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Sections 34, 61 and 114. Books of account-Entries-Proof of-Nobody supporting correctness of entries-Account books liable to be rejected. Title-Proof-Presumption on basis of revenue entry-When arises. Limitation Act, 1963. Article 65-Adverse possession-Proof-Actual physical possession by claimant not necessary-Fact that property was in possession of tenants would be of no consequence. Indian Contract Act, 1872.…
Authorities it was built on
- Gangabai v. Fakirgowda Somaypagowda Desai
- Desai Navinkant Kesarlal v. Prabhat Kabhai
- Uppalapati Veera Venkata Satyanarayanaraju v. Josyula Hanumayamma
- David Lyell v. John Lawson Kennedy
- Secretary of State for India v. Krishnamoni Gupta
Where later benches applied it
- 2011 The National Textile Corporation Ltd. v. Nareshkumar Badrikumar Jagad & Ors.
- 1989 Southern Roadways Ltd., Madurai, by its Secretary. v. S.M. Krishnan
Of those, 1 referred to · 1 mentioned
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