Supreme Court of India

A.B. Govardhan v. P. Ragothaman

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Reported as [2024] 8 S.C.R. 1002
Bench Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah JJ.
Decided 29 August 2024

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the Agreement only records what has happened and does not create/extinguish rights/liabilities.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the respondent-defendant by way of the agreement agreed to create equitable mortgage by depositing the title deeds for the loan obtained by him from the appellant-plaintiff; whether there was redemption of the mortgage; whether the Single Judge rightly held the agreement to be a mortgage in view of Section 58(f) of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. Headnotes† Transfer of Property Act, 1882 – s.58 – Mortgage – Loan obtained by the respondent-defendant from the appellant- plaintiff – Under the agreement in question, the respondent produced title document of his

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