Supreme Court of India · 2008-07-14
Damara Venkata Murali Krishna Rao vs Gurujupalli Satvathamma
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SC (SUPP) 1381
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Damara Venkata Murali Krishna Rao
- Respondent
- Gurujupalli Satvathamma
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Arijit Pasayat, P. Sathasivam
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the application under Section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, which sought to send certain documents for signature comparison. The Court emphasized that the trial court had the discretion to admit or deny such applications based on the evidence presented. The ruling reinforced the principle that reopening evidence is permissible under certain circumstances, but the trial court's decision to deny the application was found to be justified in this case, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.