Supreme Court of India · 2021-12-13
Beereddy Dasareatharami Reddy vs V. Manjunath
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Beereddy Dasareatharami Reddy
- Respondent
- V. Manjunath
- Author
- Sanjiv Khanna
- Bench
- Sanjiv Khanna, M.R. Shah
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined whether K. Veluswamy, acting as Karta of a joint Hindu family, had the authority to execute an agreement to sell agricultural land. The court found that the agreement was valid as K. Veluswamy had the requisite authority and had received an advance payment. The appeal was decided in favor of the appellant, Beereddy Dasareatharami Reddy, affirming the legality of the agreement.