Supreme Court of India · 2008-05-16
Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad vs Sunder Singh
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2008 SUPREME COURT 2579
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad
- Respondent
- Sunder Singh
- Author
- S.B. Sinha
- Bench
- Lokeshwar Singh Panta, S.B. Sinha
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal concerning a land dispute involving 1250 square yards in Maidan Bazaar Jamerath, Hyderabad. The Court emphasized the importance of the Sarfe-Khas proceedings and the admissibility of related documentary evidence under Section 13 of the Evidence Act. The Court held that the lower courts failed to adequately consider these proceedings and remanded the case for further examination, reinforcing the need for thorough judicial scrutiny in property disputes.