Trial Court Decree Upheld; Sale of Sister’s Property Based on Unproven Power of Attorney Rejected: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India, sitting in New Delhi, on 6 February 2026, delivered a significant judgment in a long-standing family property dispute from Kerala. The dispute involved a property in Kozhikode, originally owned by a woman residing in Mumbai, who had granted a power of attorney to her brother in 1998. According to her, the power of attorney was limited to property management and did not authorize the sale…