On September 6, 1961 one Vernon Seth Chotia, son of Bhag Singh executed a power of attorney in Califor nia, U.S.A. authorising Sardar Kartar Singh Chawla, an advocate of this Court, to sell the property and execute the sale deed and present it for registration.
On the strength of this document, Sardar Kartar Singh Chawla executed the sale deed on May 30, 1963 in favour of the respondents in this appeal.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated December 14, 1966 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Regular Second Appeal No.
399 of 1966.
The vendees thereupon sought to redeem the mortgage and applied under s. 9 of the Punjab Redemption of Mortgages Act, 1913.
He presented it for registration and the document was registered.
The facts of the case are as follows One Bhag Singh mortgaged certain lands to Ran Jang Singh in the year 1923.
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This power of attorney was witnessed by one Daniel E. Cooper.
198 of 1967.
Hardev Singh, H. L. Kapoor and Dhul Chand.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Hidayatullah C.J., This is an appeal against the judgment of a learned Single Judge of the High Court of Punjab dated December 14, 1966 companyfirming the dismissal of a suit filed by the appellants.
Bishan Narain, Sadhu Singh, Bireswar Bhattacharya and Jagmohan Khanna, for the respondents.
for the appel lants.
The Collector ordered the redemption of the mortgage.
