IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Arun Kumar Jha
Ram Briksha Singh – Appellant
Versus
Ramashray Singh, S/o Late Ramdeo Singh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. key factual background of the case. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments regarding the admission of the sale deed. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. court's analysis of public documents under evidence act. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. final decision affirming the trial court's order. (Para 12 , 13) |
JUDGMENT :
Arun Kumar Jha, J.
The instant petition has been filed by the defendants/petitioners under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the order dated 02.08.2018 passed by the learned Munsif, Begusarai in Title Suit No. 69 of 1996 whereby and whereunder the prayer made by the plaintiffs to accept and mark as an exhibit a certified copy of sale deed was allowed.
2. Briefly stated, the facts, as it emerges from the record, are that the respondents as plaintiffs filed have Title Suit No. 69 of 1996 before the learned trial court seeking following reliefs:-
“(i) A decree of redemption with respect to the suit land be passed in favour of the plaintiffs treating the alleged sale-deed document dated 10.10.1984 a mortgage deed in favour of defendants with a finding that the plaintiffs have already paid the mortgaged money to the defendants.
(ii) An order or temporary injunction be pas
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