He attested brother’s sale deed decades ago; Madras HC cites it as evidence of oral partition, rejects family’s claim to 3.5 acres of ancestral land

He attested brother’s sale deed decades ago; Madras HC cites it as evidence of oral partition, rejects family’s claim to 3.5 acres of ancestral land

when a person formally attests or signs a sale deed involving a family member, in this case, a brother, it is presumed that the person was aware of the contents of the document and understood the transaction. Such a person cannot later claim that they had no knowledge of the details of the deal.