BITTU vs SHEE PATA . — C.A. No. 5558/2002

Summary of C.A. No. 005558/2002 (Bittu v. Shee Pata) On 4 September 2002, the Supreme Court granted special leave and heard the appeal concerning a disputed thumb impression on an Agreement to Sell document. While the Court upheld the High Court's direction to obtain expert opinion on the thumb impression, it set aside the High Court's disposal of the second appeal, finding that the High Court should have retained jurisdiction and directed the lower court to record expert evidence before deciding the case (the original suit was filed in 1981). The appeal was restored to the High Court with directions to pass appropriate orders under CPC Order 41, Rules 27-29, requiring the subordinate courts to record evidence on the thumb impression and dispose of the matter expeditiously within one year. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.