https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281744 A duly proved lease deed was treated as genuine and binding because the plaintiff's mother was not shown to be a pardanashin or illiterate woman, had appeared in court and signed the document, and the absence of a recital that it was read over to her was not decisive. The plea of fraud failed, reinforced by the parties' long conduct under the arrangement and acceptance of possession and municipal dues in the stated proportions. The parties' shares were held to be 1/3rd for the plaintiffs and 2/3rds for the appellant, subject to the second defendant's limited residence and maintenance rights, and the decree was modified accordingly. en-us Mon, 24 Aug 1981 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 04 Jul 2019 13:15:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281744 A duly proved lease deed was treated as genuine and binding because the plaintiff's mother was not shown to be a pardanashin or illiterate woman, had appeared in court and signed the document, and the absence of a recital that it was read over to her was not decisive. The plea of fraud failed, reinforced by the parties' long conduct under the arrangement and acceptance of possession and municipal dues in the stated proportions. The parties' shares were held to be 1/3rd for the plaintiffs and 2/3rds for the appellant, subject to the second defendant's limited residence and maintenance rights, and the decree was modified accordingly. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 24 Aug 1981 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281744