Tatipamula Naga Raju vs Pattem Padmavathi

The Supreme Court upheld the trial court's dismissal of the plaintiff's suit for recovery of Rs.1,90,000/- based on a promissory note for Rs.1,25,000/-, finding that the note had been tampered with by the plaintiff. The Court noted that the handwriting expert's testimony confirmed that the figure '1' had been interpolated, thus altering the original amount of Rs.25,000/-. The Court affirmed the trial court's conclusion that no amount was payable by the defendant to the plaintiff due to this tampering, thereby rejecting the plaintiff's appeal.