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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY
Surajnath Sahu, S/o. Late Rameshwar Sahu – Appellant
Versus
Prasad Rautia, S/o. Late Manbir Rautia – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. introduction of appeal and factual background. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. arguments related to ownership and partition. (Para 6 , 10 , 12 , 14) |
| 3. validity of sale deed during partition suit. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. claims of possession and authority to sell. (Para 11 , 13) |
| 5. consideration of evidence and prior partitions. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 6. court's conclusion on invalid transfer of property. (Para 19 , 20) |
| 7. final judgment and dismissal of the appeal. (Para 21 , 22) |
JUDGMENT :
Heard Mr. Ravi Kumar Singh, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant.
2. This second appeal has been filed against the Judgement dated 18.08.2016 (decree dated 09.09.2016) passed by the learned District Judge-VI, Gumla in Title Appeal No.22 of 2009 whereby the title appeal has been dismissed. The trial court’s judgment is dated 20.06.2009 (decree dated 04.07.2009) passed by the learned Munsif, Gumla in Title Suit No.12 of 1999 whereby the suit was decreed and the registered Sale Deed No.2672/1998 dated 07.12.1998 was declared to be void, illegal and inoperative and the Defendant No.1 was directed to handover the possession of the suit land to the plaintiffs.Defendant No.1 is the
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Defendant's right to execute a sale deed of commonly owned property is limited by previous agreements and partition rulings, affirming the importance of historical context in property transactions.
The court reaffirmed that clear recitals in a sale deed demonstrating vendor's receipt of consideration validate title transfer, regardless of the absence of endorsement by the registering authority.
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