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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court recognize the principle once a mortgage, always a…

Mrutunjay Pani v Narmada Bala Sasmal (1961) explains that a mortgage remains redeemable unless redemption is lawfully extinguished. A mortgagee cannot exploit the…

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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court recognize the principle once a mortgage, always a mortgage?

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Mrutunjay Pani v Narmada Bala Sasmal (1961) explains that a mortgage remains redeemable unless redemption is lawfully extinguished. A mortgagee cannot exploit the mortgagee’s own default to purchase the secured property and defeat the mortgagor’s right. The later Narayan Deorao Javle judgment reproduces the earlier decision’s relevant passage.

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