Concealment of mortgage vitiates land sale agreement; refund to buyer upheld- SC

Moideenkutty Vs Abraham George (Supreme Court of India) Concealment of mortgage vitiates land sale agreement; refund to buyer upheld- SC restores trial court decree The Supreme Court in  set aside the Kerala High Court’s remand order & restored the well-reasoned decree of the trial court directing refund of advance money with interest to the purchaser. The Court held that the High Court committed a serious error in reversing the trial court solely on the basis of a stray sentence in the cross-examination of the plaintiff suggesting prior knowledge of the bank mortgage. The Apex Court fo...