Genuineness of deed cannot be doubted because literate executant affixed thumb impression instead of signing it: Supreme Court

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A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy ruled that the adverse inference cannot be drawn for affixing thumb impression instead of signing documents of the property transaction.

“The key characteristic of thumb impression is that every person has a unique thumb impression. Forgery of thumb impressions is nearly impossible. Therefore, the adverse conclusion should not be drawn for affixing thumb impression instead of signing documents of property transaction,” the Court ruled.