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1 - 9 of 9 (0.18 seconds)Section 41 in The Transfer Of Property Act, 1882 [Entire Act]
Section 52 in The Transfer Of Property Act, 1882 [Entire Act]
Kanshi Ram And Ors. vs Kesho Ram Bahna And Ors. on 8 November, 1960
In Kanshi Ram and others Vs. Kesho Ram Bahra and
others (AIR 1961 Punjab 299), the principle of law, laid down, was to the
effect that the principle of estoppel, contained in Section 41, must yield to
the doctrine of list pendes contained in Section 52 of the Transfer of
Property Act, under which no title, in the property can be validly transferred
during the pendency of litigation, in respect of it. The principle of law, laid
down, in the said case, is fully applicable to the facts of the instant case.
Under these circumstances, the Courts below, were right, in coming to the
conclusion, that Balwant Singh, appellant, was not entitled, to the
protection, under Section 41 of the Transfer of Property Act, as the property
was transferred, in his favour during the pendency of litigation, in respect
thereof. The submission of the Counsel for Balwant Singh, appellant, thus,
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being without merit, must fail, and the same stands rejected.
H.P. Pyarejan vs Dasappa(Dead) By L.Rs. & Ors on 6 February, 2006
In Madvan Nair Vs. Bhaskar Pillai (2005) 10, SCC, 533,
Harjeet Singh Vs. Amrik Singh (2005) 12, SCC, 270, H.P. Pyarejan Vs.
Dasappa, JT 2006(2), SC, 228, and Gurdev Kaur and others Vs. Kaki and
others (JT 2006 (5) SC, 72, while interpreting the scope of Section 100 of
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the Code of Civil Procedure, the principle of law, laid down, was that the
High Court, has no jurisdiction to interfere with the findings of fact, arrived
at by the trial Court, and first Appellate Court, even if the same are grossly
erroneous as the legislative intention was very clear that the legislature
never wanted second appeal to become a "third trial on facts" or "one more
dice in the gamble." It was further held that the jurisdiction of the High
Court in interfering with the judgements of the Courts below, is confined
only to hearing of substantial questions of law. P1 is the agreement to sell.
Ram Parkash Gulati, PW1, is the scribe of the agreement to sell. He proved
the execution of the said document. Buta Ram, plaintiff/respondent, when
appeared, in the witness box, as his own witness, also corroborated the
statement of Ram Parkash Gulati. Yashpal Chand Jain, Handwriting and
Finger Prints Expert, PW4, compared the questioned thumb impressions of
Shingara Ram, on the agreement to sell P1, with his specimen thumb
impressions, on the Vakalatnama, in favour of Raj Pal Singh, Advocate, and
came to the conclusion, that the questioned thumb impressions, on the
agreement to sell, were affixed by the person, who affixed the same, on the
Vakalatnama, referred to above. The science, with regard to the
identification of thumb impressions, is conclusive, and admits of no doubt.
Once the thumb impression of Shingara Ram, was found, in existence, on
the agreement to sell, it was for the defendants, to explain, as to how, the
same came into existence, on the said document. A plea was taken up by the
defendants that, on the pretext of handing over the possession, their
signatures/thumb impressions were taken, on a blank paper, which were,
later on, converted into an agreement to sell. But no reliable evidence, was
produced in that regard, and hence, that plea, was rightly rejected by the
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Courts below. No doubt, Kulwant Rai, DW1, an attesting witness of the
agreement to sell, was examined, by the defendants, and he denied the
execution of the said agreement to sell, by them, in favour of the
plaintiff/respondent. However, the trial Court, in my opinion, rightly
discarded his statement, on the ground, that he must have been won over by
them (defendants). The Courts below, were, thus, right in holding, that the
execution, legality, and validity of the agreement to sell stood proved. The
Courts below, were also, right in holding, that the agreement to sell, was not
the result of fraud.
Bishan Paul vs Mothu Ram on 24 March, 1965
Bishan Paul's case
(supra), related to the interpretation of Rules 90 and 92 of Displaced
Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Rules, 1955, and Gurbax
Singh's case (supra), also related to the interpretation of Rule 90 of the
aforesaid rules. The instant case, does not relate to the interpretation of Rule
90 of the aforesaid Rules. In the instant case, the intention of the parties, as
to when the period of limitation, was to commence, was required to be
gathered, from the terms and conditions of the contract. The intention of the
parties, if gathered, from the terms and conditions of the contract, was that
after the execution of the sale deed, in favour of the vendors, the
prospective vendee, shall approach them, within one month, for the
execution of the sale deed. Until and unless, the sale deed/conveyance deed,
had been executed, in favour of the vendors, they could not be said to be
legally competent, to execute the sale deed, in favour of the
plaintiff/respondent/prospective vendee, on the basis of the agreement to
sell. In this view of the matter, no help, can be drawn, by the Counsel for the
appellants, from the ratio of law, laid down, in the aforesaid cases as the
facts thereof are distinguishable from the facts of the instant case. The
Courts below, were, thus, right in coming to the conclusion, that the suit
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was well within limitation. The submission of the Counsel for the
appellants, being without merit, must fail, and the same stands rejected.
Section 53A in The Transfer Of Property Act, 1882 [Entire Act]
Section 100 in The Transfer Of Property Act, 1882 [Entire Act]
Gurdev Kaur & Ors vs Kaki & Ors on 18 April, 2006
In Madvan Nair Vs. Bhaskar Pillai (2005) 10, SCC, 533,
Harjeet Singh Vs. Amrik Singh (2005) 12, SCC, 270, H.P. Pyarejan Vs.
Dasappa, JT 2006(2), SC, 228, and Gurdev Kaur and others Vs. Kaki and
others (JT 2006 (5) SC, 72, while interpreting the scope of Section 100 of
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the Code of Civil Procedure, the principle of law, laid down, was that the
High Court, has no jurisdiction to interfere with the findings of fact, arrived
at by the trial Court, and first Appellate Court, even if the same are grossly
erroneous as the legislative intention was very clear that the legislature
never wanted second appeal to become a "third trial on facts" or "one more
dice in the gamble." It was further held that the jurisdiction of the High
Court in interfering with the judgements of the Courts below, is confined
only to hearing of substantial questions of law. P1 is the agreement to sell.
Ram Parkash Gulati, PW1, is the scribe of the agreement to sell. He proved
the execution of the said document. Buta Ram, plaintiff/respondent, when
appeared, in the witness box, as his own witness, also corroborated the
statement of Ram Parkash Gulati. Yashpal Chand Jain, Handwriting and
Finger Prints Expert, PW4, compared the questioned thumb impressions of
Shingara Ram, on the agreement to sell P1, with his specimen thumb
impressions, on the Vakalatnama, in favour of Raj Pal Singh, Advocate, and
came to the conclusion, that the questioned thumb impressions, on the
agreement to sell, were affixed by the person, who affixed the same, on the
Vakalatnama, referred to above. The science, with regard to the
identification of thumb impressions, is conclusive, and admits of no doubt.
Once the thumb impression of Shingara Ram, was found, in existence, on
the agreement to sell, it was for the defendants, to explain, as to how, the
same came into existence, on the said document. A plea was taken up by the
defendants that, on the pretext of handing over the possession, their
signatures/thumb impressions were taken, on a blank paper, which were,
later on, converted into an agreement to sell. But no reliable evidence, was
produced in that regard, and hence, that plea, was rightly rejected by the
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Courts below. No doubt, Kulwant Rai, DW1, an attesting witness of the
agreement to sell, was examined, by the defendants, and he denied the
execution of the said agreement to sell, by them, in favour of the
plaintiff/respondent. However, the trial Court, in my opinion, rightly
discarded his statement, on the ground, that he must have been won over by
them (defendants). The Courts below, were, thus, right in holding, that the
execution, legality, and validity of the agreement to sell stood proved. The
Courts below, were also, right in holding, that the agreement to sell, was not
the result of fraud.
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