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july 2008

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.

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