Rectification Deed Cannot Change Identity of Property Without Original Seller's Consent; Trial Court Verdict Restored: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a rectification deed cannot be used to substitute one property for another without the participation of the original transferor. In Venkatesha and Anr. vs. K.M. Venkatamuniyappa (D) Through LRs. & Ors., the Court restored the judgment of the Trial Court after finding that the plaintiff had failed to establish that two different survey numbers referred to the same property. The Court also held that…