Supreme Court of India · 2012-07-17
Union Of India vs Ibrahim Uddin & Anr
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Union Of India
- Respondent
- Ibrahim Uddin & Anr
- Author
- B. S. Chauhan
- Bench
- Dipak Misra, B.S. Chauhan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision affirming the first appellate court's ruling in favor of the plaintiff Ibrahim Uddin regarding ownership of agricultural land. The Court found that the plaintiff successfully proved his title through historical grants from the Maratha Government and subsequent partition among ancestors, as established under the relevant provisions of the Transfer of Property Act. The Court emphasized the importance of documentary evidence in establishing ownership and dismissed the appeal of the Union of India, thereby confirming the plaintiff's rights over the property.