Supreme Court of India

Bishwanath Prasad Singh v. Rajendra Prasad and Anr.

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Reported as [2006] 2 S.C.R. 566
Bench S.B. Sinha and P.K. Balasubramanyan JJ.
Decided 24 February 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the sale deed dated 1-12-1965 did not convey any title to Defendant.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Tram/er of Property Act. 18112- Ss. 58(cJ and 83- -Disposition of property---Sale or :'vfortgaf_e by Conditional Sale- Respondents· executing a sale deed in favour of appellant--Appellant aecuting an agreement of reconveyam:e on the same day· Respondents alleKing that transaction in effect and substance constit~te a mortgage-· Held, transaction is sule and not mortgage. Res judicata· -('ode rfCivil Procedure section 11 Exp/. V!Jl Transfer al Property Act, 18('{! Seo·1ion 83- Respondems · suil jiJr declaration that the dee,! executed hv him conslilute usufrucruarr n111ngag.: in view <f the

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