Supreme Court of India · 2019-08-27
CHENNADI JALAPATHI REDDY vs BADDAM PRATAPA REDDY (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND ANR.
- Citation / case number
- SC 2008/26032
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- CHENNADI JALAPATHI REDDY
- Respondent
- BADDAM PRATAPA REDDY (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND ANR.
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY RASTOGI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court overturned the High Court's judgment which had dismissed the plaintiff's suit for specific performance of a sale agreement dated 20.04.1993, citing reliance on expert opinion regarding forgery of the first defendant's signature. The Court held that the High Court failed to provide valid reasons for disbelieving the attesting witnesses' testimonies, which were deemed reliable. Consequently, the Supreme Court reinstated the Trial Court's decree in favor of the plaintiff, affirming the validity of the sale agreement.