In a recent judgment, the Madras High Court established an important rule: when someone officially attests (signs off) on a sale deed involving a family member (in this case, brother), it is assumed that knew what was in the document and understood the deal. They later cannot claim that they were unaware of the details.
This ruling had serious consequences for the children of the Gounder family. They lost access to 3.5 acres of ancestral land and could only retain 50 cents of land.
