Evidence Act, 1872, Section 65 -- Secondary evidence - If a document is required to be stamped is not sufficiently stamped, then a copy of such document as secondary evidence cannot be adduced...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 65 -- Secondary evidence - Law as to - (a) Law requires the best evidence to be given first, that is, primary evidence; (b) S.63 of the Evidence Act provides a list of the kinds of documents that can be produced as secondary evidence, which is admissible only in the absence of primary evidence; (c) If the original document is available, it has..........
Stamp Act, 1899, Section 35, Article 23 -- (As amended in State of MP) - Stamp duty - Document not required to be stamped as same executed prior to amendments - S.35 of the Act not applicable...........
Document -- Nature of document has to be decided by considering the recitals therein and not by nomenclature of it...........
Registration Act, 1908, Section 17, 49 -- Registration - Document in question is a sale deed showing conveyance of title - It is compulsorily registrable u/s 17 of the Act - Payment of stamp duty and penalty is not a ground to admit the document in evidence - Document cannot be admitted in evidence on the ground of collateral purpose/transaction for the reason that..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 91, 92 -- Oral evidence to contradict contents of document - Agreement to sell - Parties ought to be bound by terms of written deed or contract and it is only in most extraordinary circumstances, suggesting a sham transaction or an entirely different one from which had been scripted in contract or deed, that oral evidence may be considered..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 4 -- Promissory note - Unconditional undertaking - Defendant has given an unconditional undertaking that he would repay the amount without raising any objections and failure to make the payment, discretion is given to payer to recover it by initiating proceedings against properties held by defendant/maker - Unconditional..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34, 38 -- Suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction - Plaintiff led in evidence records of rights in an attempt to establish his title - Such records would not counter the proof of occupancy rights furnished by defendant - Plaintiff failed to produce a single document of title in respect of suit property - Burden of proof..........
Maintenance and welfare of Parent and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, Section 23 -- Property of senior citizen - Eviction - In summary proceedings, it is pleadings of parties and document of title which is to be considered by authority...........
Maintenance and welfare of Parent and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, Section 23 -- Property of senior citizen - Eviction of son - Plea of family settlement - There is no adjudication by any Court of competent jurisdiction i.e Civil Court on the aspect that petitioners have any right in property in question - In summary proceedings, it is pleadings of parties and document of..........
