HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi
Satrughan S/o Ghanshyam Das Bairagi – Appellant
Versus
Hirendra Das S/o Girdharidas Bairagi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, J.)
1 This first appeal has been filed by the appellant/plaintiff under Section 96 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (henceforth, referred to as ‘CPC’), challenging the judgment and decree dated 28-11-2019 passed by the 2nd Upper District Judge, Rajnandgaon (CG) in Civil Suit No. 35A/2015, whereby the civil suit filed by the appellant/plaintiff has been dismissed.
(hereinafter, parties would be referred as per their status shown in the plaint.)
2 Facts of the case in brief, are that, plaintiff filed civil suit for declaration and permanent injunction stating inter alia that, he is owner of land bearing Khasra No. 331/4, area 3.25 acre, situated at village Bamhnichar Bhatha, P.H. No. 48, Post Charbhatha, Tehsil Chhuria, District Rajnandgaon (henceforth referred to as ‘suit land’). He needed Rs. 1 lakh for his domestic work, which was given by defendant No. 1 subject to condition that he will execute registered sale deed in favour of defendant No. 1. Plaintiff executed registered sale deed (Ex. P-1) dated 29-11-2005 in respect of suit land. It is further pleaded by plaintiff that, defendant No. 1 had agreed to re- transfer the suit land vide regist



A sale deed must explicitly state conditions for re-transfer to qualify as a mortgage by conditional sale under Section 58(c) of the Transfer of Property Act.
Redemption of mortgage – No transaction shall be deemed to be a mortgage, unless condition is embodied in document which effects or purports to effect sale.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the importance of interpreting the terms of a document and considering the surrounding circumstances to determine the real intention of the parties....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that a mortgage deed must fulfill the requisite conditions as provided in the law, and its registration is necessary for validity and admissibility....
The court affirmed that a sale deed is valid unless proven to be a mortgage by conditional sale under Section 58(c), emphasizing the necessity of matching documentary intentions.
The main legal point established is that the nature of a sale deed, the right to repurchase, and the applicable limitation for the suit are crucial factors in determining the outcome of property disp....
A transaction cannot be deemed a mortgage by conditional sale unless the condition for retransfer is embodied in the same document that effects the sale, as per Section 58(C) of the Transfer of Prope....
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