@ Mr Prasad and @ Mr Venu
Thank you for taking the time to reply to my query.
The auction took place in 1959 in the court in Goa then under portugese rule. Under the law properties of parents/ancestors could go into auction amongst family members.
In the said auction my late mother outbid her two other sisters to win the said plot. All siblings were required to sign the auction paper which they did. The property was then indexed in my mothers name ( we have a certified copy) and the revenue reciepts from that day have been in her name as well. We also have a certified extract from the auction of they year 1959 that says the property went into auction and that my mother bid and won the plot. However this certified extract does not mention the presence of her other two sisters at the auction.
The fact that they were present and signed on the auction papers is evident by the old xerox copy we have of the entire file where all the family members signed and gave reciepts that they have recieved their share of money from the auction. ( we only have xeroxes of these)
My Aunt's son filed the case stating that the auction was conducted without the knowledge of his mother and I am guessing this is how they got around the limitation rule.
What remedy do we now have? Can the court give an adverse desicion even though the original file is lost?
Thanks,
John