Law: Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)

Section: O. XLI, r. 27

(a) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908),   O. XLI, r. 27 Appeal-Court may record additional evidence, if it thinks proper to do so.   Appeal--Court recording additional evidence-Document brought on record supporting contention of respondent=Document can have no bearing on point, if respondent has not filed appeal against adverse finding of trial Court on such point.   Record of rights-   Presumption of truth attaches to entries in record of rights-Bombay Land Revenue Code (V of 1879), S. 135.   In law, the entries in the Record of Rights, though not conclusive, are evidence of facts stated therein. Moreover section 135 of the Bombay Revenue Code provides that such an entry shall be, presumed to be true until the contrary is proved.   Burden of proof-   Party not discharging burden of proof Weakness in pleadings of opposite party cannot strengthen or improve its case-Evidence Act (I of 1872), S. 101.   JUDGMENT   WAHIDUDDIN AHMAD, J.-This is a first appeal against the judgment of Mr. Rasool Bux B. Leghari, First Class Sub-Judge, Nawabshah, in First Class Suit No. 32 of 1954 dated 31-10-1957, holding in a partition suit that the appellants are not entitled to claim any share in the property in dispute as descendants of Saban.   The parties to this are related to each other, and their relationship inter se will appear from the following pedigree-table:-   MUHAMMAD BUDHAL _______________________|_____________________________ | | | Md. Laik Peeru Saran | ____________|__________ | | | | |______ Mst. Malah=Buxo Mst. Noor Khatu Dur Md.=Mst. Izat (P. 14) | _________| _______|_________ | Imam Bux | | | Pir Bux -Mst. Hajra (P. 13) | | Mst. Khatu Mst. JamaI Khatu | | | (D. 10) (D. 11) ___________| | | __________________|_____________________________ | | | | | | | | | Dur M d. Dost Md. (Ali Husain) (Ali Hasan) Bashir | | (P. 8) (P. 9) (P.10) (P. 11) (P. 12) | | ________________________________| | ________________________|_______________________________ | | | | | | | | Budhal=Mat. Nooran Umardin Md. Safar Saban Amindin Md.Sidik | | (P.6) (P.5) (P.4) (P.3) (P.2) (P.1) | | | | ushtaq Ahmad _____________________________| |…