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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
A.D.MARIA CLETE
Thangapandiyan, S/o. Vadivel – Appellant
Versus
Jayalakshmi, W/o. Thirunavukkarasu – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of the appeal and lower court's judgment (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. plaintiff's ownership claim and defendants' defense (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. trial court's decree details (Para 6) |
| 4. defendant's grounds for appeal (Para 7 , 8) |
| 5. plaintiff's counterarguments (Para 9) |
| 6. key points for consideration in the appeal (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 7. details about power of attorney and sale agreement execution (Para 13 , 14) |
| 8. defendant's inconsistent testimony (Para 15 , 16) |
| 9. fraudulent cancellation of documents? (Para 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 10. lack of evidence for defendants' claims (Para 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 11. validating the plaintiff's claims of collusion (Para 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 12. invalidity of sale documents confirmed (Para 26 , 27 , 28) |
| 13. disputed possession of property (Para 29 , 30) |
| 14. issues surrounding the money decree to second defendant (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36) |
| 15. final legal standing and conclusion of the decree (Para 37 , 38) |
| 16. dismissing the appeal and confirming trial court's judgment (Para 39 , 40) |
JUDGMENT :
A.D.MARIA CLETE, J.
This appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated 25.01.2019 rendered by the learned I Additional District Judge, Salem, in O.S. No.311 of 20
A power of attorney cannot authorize self-serving transactions without the principal's consent, rendering such documents void due to fraudulent execution.
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....
A mere declaration that a sale deed is null and void is ineffectual; a plaintiff must seek to set aside the deed, which must be substantiated by evidence to oppose its presumptive validity.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the Power of Attorney was executed as a security for a loan and the sale deed was executed without consideration, making it void.
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 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 plaintiff must establish how fraud was committed and the relevance of consensus ad idem in executing the sale deed in a property dispute.
Point of law: stoic silence on the part of the plaintiffs for more than 2 years after executing the power of attorney and their own sister being the party to all the subsequent transactions, the thir....
A plaintiff must prove the validity of a sale agreement and show readiness and willingness to perform contractual obligations for specific performance.
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