Supreme Court of India · 2018-03-27
KEDAR NATH KOHLI (DEAD) BY LRS. vs SH. BALDEV SINGH
- Citation / case number
- SC 2013/19760
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- KEDAR NATH KOHLI (DEAD) BY LRS.
- Respondent
- SH. BALDEV SINGH
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN SINHA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the appellant's suit for possession of property under the Transfer of Property Act, confirming the concurrent judgments of the trial and appellate courts. The Court found that the appellant failed to prove ownership of the property, as the respondents established their claim through a valid sale deed dated 15.8.1966. The Court held that the appellant was estopped from filing the suit due to a prior dismissal of a related injunction suit, thereby affirming the respondents' possession rights.