Ss. 35,74 and 76 – proof of age – School leaving certificate / transfer certificate, certified copy required. Self-governing statement is insufficient in the absence of examination of the official incharge of school who recorded the date of birth in school register. Held, the onus was on the plaintiff to prove that he was a minor at the time of execution of release deed and he failed to prove his date of birth.
(2020) 4 SCC 659 – Doddanarayana Reddy and others v Jayarama Reddy and others