Supreme Court of India · 2016-06-29
Union Of India vs K.V. Lakshman & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2016 SUPREME COURT 3139
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Union Of India
- Respondent
- K.V. Lakshman & Ors
- Author
- Abhay Manohar Sapre
- Bench
- Ashok Bhushan, Abhay Manohar Sapre
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the appellant's appeal regarding ownership of a plot of land near Krishnarajapuram Railway Station. The Court affirmed the Trial Court's findings that the suit was barred by limitation and that the appellant failed to prove title over the land, while the respondents successfully established their claim through occupancy rights under State Tenancy Laws. The Court also addressed the appellant's request to introduce additional evidence under Order 41 Rule 27 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, ultimately ruling that the additional evidence did not warrant a different outcome.