Fraud claim needs proof: SC on registered sale deed signatures
Under the ruling, anyone claiming a registered deed was obtained by fraud must name the wrongdoer, the timing and the method, and support the claim with evidence.
A registered sale deed cannot be voided only because the buyer's signature or thumb impression is missing.
A fraud claim must identify who did it, when, how, and be backed by evidence.
A two-member bench restored the trial court's dismissal in a dispute over 64 kanals and one marla of land.
A sale agreement is a promise to transfer later; a registered sale deed transfers ownership now.
The case began with a sale deed dated 10 May 1976; the trial court dismissed the suit in December 2005.