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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. VADAMALAI
Kalyani Sundari – Appellant
Versus
Sudhagar – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. basic case introduction and party identification. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. plaintiff's claim and its background. (Para 4) |
| 3. defendant’s counterclaim regarding power of attorney. (Para 5) |
| 4. issues framed for adjudication in trial court. (Para 6) |
| 5. arguments regarding power of attorney and alleged forgery. (Para 8) |
| 6. plaintiff's arguments regarding forged power of attorney. (Para 10 , 16) |
| 7. defendant's rebuttal concerning power of attorney. (Para 11 , 17 , 18) |
| 8. court’s analysis on the power of attorney and evidence. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 9. legal burden of proof and consequences of failure. (Para 19 , 20) |
JUDGMENT :
P.VADAMALAI, J.
This Second Appeal is preferred against the judgment and decree, dated 08.02.2018 passed in A.S.No.20 of 2016 on the file of the Principal Subordinate Court at Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District, reversing the judgment and decree, dated 29.02.2016 made in O.S.No.249 of 2012 on the file of the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Boothapandi.
2. The appellant is the plaintiff and the respondent is the defendant in O.S.No.249 of 2012 on the file of the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Boothapandi.
3. For the sake of convenienc
The burden of proof lies on the party asserting facts, with claims of forgery regarding a registered power of attorney necessitating all relevant parties to be joined to the suit for effective adjudi....
The court held that a suit for declaration of ownership of property is not barred by Section 34 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, if the plaintiff is able to prove that he/she was not dispossessed of....
A power of attorney does not confer title to property; fraudulent sales executed by an agent without the principal's consent are invalid under the Benami Transactions Act.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the validation of the power of attorney (Ex.B1) and the implications of its validity on the sale deed executed by the first defendant in favor of t....
Registered Power of Attorney presumed valid under S.114(e) Evidence Act unless fraud specifically pleaded and proved; lack of Tamil literacy and attesting witness ignorance insufficient to invalidate....
The court affirmed that a sale deed executed with authority is valid unless fraud or coercion is proven, and claims must be filed within a statute of limitations.
The court affirmed that fraudulent sale deeds do not confer valid title, and the burden of proof lies on the party alleging fraud, especially in fiduciary relationships.
(1) Power-of-attorney holder cannot depose for Principal in respect of a matter regarding which only Principal can have personal knowledge and incurs liability to be cross-examined.(2) Pleadings cann....
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