https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302900 A disputed signature should not be rejected solely on a judge's comparison with signatures in a written statement or vakalatnama executed after the controversy arose. Although Section 73 of the Evidence Act permits judicial comparison, the court stressed that such comparison must be used cautiously and cannot by itself displace credible evidence of execution. The attesting witness and the promissory note were found sufficient to prove the transaction, while the defence version and the trial court's basis for rejection were disbelieved. The dismissal of the suit was therefore unsustainable, and the plaintiff's claim on the promissory note was accepted. en-us Mon, 19 Jul 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:44:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302900 A disputed signature should not be rejected solely on a judge's comparison with signatures in a written statement or vakalatnama executed after the controversy arose. Although Section 73 of the Evidence Act permits judicial comparison, the court stressed that such comparison must be used cautiously and cannot by itself displace credible evidence of execution. The attesting witness and the promissory note were found sufficient to prove the transaction, while the defence version and the trial court's basis for rejection were disbelieved. The dismissal of the suit was therefore unsustainable, and the plaintiff's claim on the promissory note was accepted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 19 Jul 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302900