Supreme Court of India

Raziya Begum v. Nafisa Begum Abdul Hamid.

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Bench J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran JJ.
Decided 7 August 2026

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What the Court ordered

The Appeal stands allowed, reversing the judgment of the High Court and restoring that of the Trial Court as affirmed by the First Appellate Court.

Judgment, 17

In brief

The plaintiffs, a son and his mother, were indebted to various financial institutions and government departments and executed two registered sale deeds dated 10.03.1975 in favour of the defendant, each for a consideration of Rs.7,000/-, of which Rs.2,500/- each was paid over and Rs.4,500/- each was expressly retained by the defendant under the recitals to clear the plaintiffs' outstanding dues. The defendant did not discharge those dues, and on being approached repeatedly he executed two further agreements (1975 and 1976) undertaking to pay the balance consideration and to repay all the government loans; these too went unperformed.…

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