Supreme Court of India · 2018-10-10
Subhash Malhari Muneshwar . vs Arvind Anandrao Kadam (Dead) Through ...
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Subhash Malhari Muneshwar .
- Respondent
- Arvind Anandrao Kadam (Dead) Through ...
- Author
- R. Banumathi
- Bench
- Indira Banerjee, R. Banumathi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court analyzed the nature of the document Exhibit P-33 to determine if it constituted a mortgage by conditional sale under Section 58(c) of the Transfer of Property Act or a sale with condition for reconveyance. The Court held that the recitals in the document and the intention of the parties indicated it was a sale with condition to repurchase, thereby reversing the First Appellate Court's judgment which had classified it as a mortgage by conditional sale. Consequently, the High Court's decision was upheld, affirming the nature of the transaction as a sale with a condition for repurchase.