Promissory Note Decree Restored as Handwriting Expert Opinion Was Not Mandatory

Advertisement Eswari Ammal Vs Vallimayil (Madras High Court) The Madras High Court allowed the second appeal filed by the plaintiff, restoring the Trial Court’s decree in a suit for recovery of Rs.42,300 based on a promissory note dated 25.05.1995. The suit had initially been decreed ex parte, but after the original defendant’s application to set aside the decree was allowed, he died before filing a written statement. His legal heirs contested the suit, alleging that the signature on the promissory note was forged. The Trial Court decreed the suit, but the First Appellate Court ...