The complainant, Mrs. A, is one of the partners in XYZ Developer, Hyderabad, holding 40% of the shares. The remaining partners include Mr.B (Husband) with a 10% share, Ms.C (Daughter-in-law) with 25% shares, and Ms.D (Daughter of Complainant) with 25% shares. This partnership was established through a deed made on 27-10-2011.

An amendment to the partnership deed was made on 18-09-2014, which has been disputed by the complainant, S. Lakshmi, regarding the genuineness of her signature and the signature of her daughter, Ms.D. Mrs. A’s signatures, marked as Q1 to Q7, and Ms.D’s signatures, marked as Q8 to Q14, have been examined. It has been found that the Q1 to Q7 signatures are identical in nature and perfectly superimposed on each other. Similarly, Ms.D’s signatures from Q8 to Q14 also exhibit this pattern.

Based on the Amendment Partnership deed, Mrs.A’s partnership share was reduced to 5%, while Ms.C’s partnership share increased to 65%, Ms.D retained her 25% share, and Mr.B’s share was reduced to 5%.

The examination reveals that the questioned signatures of Mrs.A (Q1 to Q7) and Ms.D (Q8 to Q14) have been traced or transplanted from a single source signature. This fraudulent act resulted in an increase in Ms.C’s share to 65%.