Sale Deeds Invalid as Power of Attorney Not Proved Through Proper Evidence: SC

Tharammel Peethambaran And Another Vs T. Ushakrishnan And Another (Supreme Court of India) In Tharamel Peethambaran v. T. Ushakrishnan (2026 LiveLaw (SC) 128)  , the core issue before the Supreme Court was whether a photocopy of a document (Power of Attorney) could be relied upon as secondary evidence without satisfying the mandatory requirements under Sections 64 and 65 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, and whether findings based on such inadmissible evidence could be sustained in law. The facts of the case reveal that the dispute arose out of sale deeds executed by the defendant claimin...