Supreme Court of India

Jai Singh v. Shakuntala

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Reported as [2002] 2 S.C.R. 431
Bench Umesh C. Banerjee and Brijesh Kumar JJ.
Decided 14 March 2002

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Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956-Section 16-Registered document relating to adoption-Statutory presumption that adoption made in accordance with law-Whether such,presumption rebuttable-Held, such presumption arising.from adoption deed can be rebutted by evidence available on record-On fact, no specific ceremonies of adoption nor any evidence tendered pertaining to adoption-Thus presumption is rebuttable. Constitution of India-Article I 36-Special leave jurisdiction­ Reappreciation of evidence-Scope of-Held. is permissible in very exceptional cases and on extreme perversity.

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