Supreme Court of India

Giriyappa & Anr. v. Kamalamma & Ors.

Neutral citation
Reported as [2024] 12 S.C.R. 2095
Bench J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan JJ.
Decided 19 December 2024

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid, this Special Leave Petition fails and is hereby dismissed.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration When can the protection u/s.53A of the Transfer of Property Act 1882 be granted in a suit filed for declaration of title and recovery of possession. Headnotes† Transfer of Property Act 1882 – s.53A – Protection of s.53A is available subject to certain prerequisites – s.53A is an exception to the provisions which require a contract to be in writing and registered and which bar proof of such contract by any other evidence – Exception must be strictly construed – High Court committed no error in impugned judgment and order – SLP dismissed: Held: Respondents (original

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.