Genuineness Of Property Transaction Cannot Be Doubted Merely Because Thumb Impression Was Affixed Instead Of Signature: Supreme Court
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Genuineness Of Property Transaction Cannot Be Doubted Merely Because Thumb Impression Was Affixed Instead Of Signature: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court observed that genuineness of property transaction cannot be doubted merely because thumb impression was affixed instead of signature.The bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Krishna Murari also observed that every person has a unique thumb impression and thus 'forgery of thumb impressions is nearly impossible'.In this case, the Trial Court, in a probate case, found that. The Supreme Court observed that genuineness of property transaction cannot be doubted merely because thumb impression was affixed instead of signature. The bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Krishna Murari also observed that every person has a unique thumb impression and thus 'forgery of thumb impressions is nearly impossible'. The court noted that all the four deeds executed by Rajendra Singh in his lifetime, contained his thumb impression and not his signature and therefore adverse presumption on genuineness of the cancellation deed cannot be drawn merely because the testator chose to append his thumb impression.

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Handwriting Experts Cannot Override Oral Evidence in Any Will Deed: HC
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Handwriting Experts Cannot Override Oral Evidence in Any Will Deed: HC

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Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court upheld the decision of a lower court in declaring that the report of handwriting experts does not override the oral evidence adduced by the attesting witnesses in considering and ascertaining the veracity of such evidence, while dealing with conflict over a will deed. Justice P. Sam Koshy was dealing with a civil revision petition filed …

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