Jammu & Kashmir Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976

The defendants appealed against a Jammu & Kashmir High Court decree ordering specific performance of an agreement to sell orchard land. The Supreme Court examined whether a penalty clause in the contract barred specific performance, whether the plaintiff was ready to perform, and whether part performance was permissibl…

The petitioners challenged the Jammu & Kashmir Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976 on the ground that its provisions violated Articles 14, 19 and 31 of the Constitution. The State contended that the Act is a measure of agrarian reform and therefore falls within the protection of Article 31A, which bars any challenge to its vali…

The plaintiff, an adopted son of the deceased landowner, claimed ownership of 11 kanals and 15 marlas of land based on a compromise deed dated 18‑December‑1975, which was endorsed by the owner and recorded by the Deputy Commissioner (DC). The appellants, the natural heirs, argued that the compromise did not convey titl…