Supreme Court of India

Ramchandra Sakharam Mahajan v. Damodar Trimbak Tanksale (d) and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 8 S.C.R. 178
Bench S.B. Sinha and P.K. Balasubramany An JJ.
Decided 9 July 2007

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What the Court ordered

In the result this appeal is allowed, the judgments and decrees of the courts below are set aside and the suit is remanded to the trial Court for a fresh trial and disposal in accordance with law and in the light of the D observations made above.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Transfer of Property Act, 1882: c Suit for possession-Based on title-Burden of proof-Held: ls on plaintiff to establish that title-Weakness in defence or failure of defendants to establish Jitle set up by them, would not enable plaintiff to a decree. Title is not decided by survey records alone. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908-o.6. r.17 Amendment of plaint-Plaintiff wanted to amend the plaint and supply _(. better particulars-Trial Court ought to have allowed amendment so as to decide dispute in more satisfactory manner. faidence Act, 1872: Ancient document-Lease deed of year I 87 5-Plaintiff

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 1 mentioned

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