https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179291 A party relying on a sale deed executed during a minor's minority in a partition suit must first prove that the deed is genuine and supported by legal necessity. The burden does not shift to the minor or her successor merely because no earlier suit was filed to challenge the deed. Where the claimant founds title on such a transaction, Section 101 of the Indian Evidence Act requires proof of the facts essential to that claim. The appellant was therefore not barred by limitation from resisting the claim, and the property attributable to her share could not be included in partition. en-us Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:46:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179291 A party relying on a sale deed executed during a minor's minority in a partition suit must first prove that the deed is genuine and supported by legal necessity. The burden does not shift to the minor or her successor merely because no earlier suit was filed to challenge the deed. Where the claimant founds title on such a transaction, Section 101 of the Indian Evidence Act requires proof of the facts essential to that claim. The appellant was therefore not barred by limitation from resisting the claim, and the property attributable to her share could not be included in partition. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=179291