Supreme Court of India

Prabhakaran and Ors. v. M. Azhagiripillai (dead) by Lrs. and Ors.

Neutral citation
Reported as [2006] 3 S.C.R. 28
Bench Arijl'tpasayat and R.V. Raveendran JJ.
Decided 20 March 2006
Status Disapproved

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, this appeal is allowed as follows :- (a) The judgment of the High Court is set aside and the suit is F decreed, holding that the plaintiffs are entitled to a decree for redemption in regard to the suit property.

Judgment, page 20

From the headnote

i Limitation Act 1963-Sections, 18, 19, 27 and Article 6/(a)­ Acknowledgement-Fresh Period of Limitation-Usufructuary Mortgage­ Redemption of-Mor/gage of suit property under a usufructuary mortgage deed dt. 7.9.1935-Mortgagee assigning the mortgage in favour of assignee under registered deed dt. 12.2.1954 and delivering possession of suit property to him-Heirs of mortgagor filing suit against heirs of assignee for redemption of mortgage on 16.11.1981-Defendants laking plea of /imitation-Plaintiffs contending that in view of assignment dt. 12.2.1954 being an acknowledgement the mortgage and

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