In Brief
The appellants challenged a gift deed executed by their father, claiming it was forged or fabricated and arguing the property was ancestral. The High Court found that the property was self-acquired by the father and the gift deed was validly executed. The Supreme Court upheld this finding, holding that a father is competent to gift self-acquired property and that unrelated witnesses do not invalidate a gift deed. The mere allegation of forgery without substantive evidence, and objections based on probabilities concerning witness status, were insufficient to overturn the High Court's findings. The appeal was dismissed.
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