HEMALATHA (D) BY LRS. versus TUKARAM (D) BY LRS. & ORS.

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Issue for Consideration What is the threshold for declaring that a registered Sale Deed is a sham. Headnotes† Deeds and Documents – Registered Sale Deed – Presumption of validity and genuineness – Should not be casually declared “sham” – Respondent (now for ₹8,000/- and another property for ₹2,000/- – Case of the Appellants is that to get the suit house redeemed from ‘SG’, the Respondent sold the suit house to Appellant-Defendant No.1 vide the impugned Sale Deed dtd.12.11.1971 for a consideration of ₹10,000/-