Supreme Court of India · 2002-03-06
Sri Shibu Chandra Dhar vs Sri Pasupati Nath Auddya
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 1252
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Sri Shibu Chandra Dhar
- Respondent
- Sri Pasupati Nath Auddya
- Author
- S. N. Variava
- Bench
- S.N. Phukan, K.G. Balakrishnan, S. N. Variava
Judgment text excerpt
The court examined a dispute involving a tenant who challenged the ownership of a building purchased by another tenant of the same property. The primary legal issue concerns the validity of a registered sale deed versus an alleged oral agreement for specific performance of a contract. The court analyzed whether a tenant can claim ownership based on oral agreements to override a registered transfer of title.