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The petitioner, a decree holder, sought execution of a decree that merely declared a disputed passage to be meant for access to the western block of a property, based on a civil suit dismissed for possession but granting a declaratory relief. The executing court refused execution, holding that the …
The appellants, original defendants in a partition suit (Regular Civil Suit No.113 of 2012), challenged the appellate court's order remanding the case for impleading necessary parties and including a left‑out ancestral property. The trial court had dismissed the suit for non‑joinder of necessary …
The petitioners filed a writ under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Civil Judge (Junior Division) at Kushinagar to decide their case (No. 466/2024) under Section 31 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 within a fixed time. The High Court referred to the Supreme Court’s decision in High Court Bar …
The petitioners, who are defendants in an original suit, filed a writ petition under Article 227 challenging the grant of a temporary injunction (Section 6C) in the suit. The lower court had issued notices and granted an ad interim injunction, and the petitioners had filed objections under Order …
The petition under Article 227 challenged a City Civil Court order that had dismissed the defendant’s cross‑examination and forfeited his right to adduce evidence in a Specific Relief suit for possession. The lower court had rejected the defendant’s notice of motion seeking recall of those orders, …
The petitioners sought a writ directing the Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Kanpur to decide their civil suit (Case No. 705 of 2021) expeditiously under Sections 31 and 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963. The High Court examined whether it could impose a time‑bound schedule on a subordinate court …
The appellant, Mantra Huizen LLP, filed a special civil suit seeking specific performance of a Development Agreement dated 10 February 2022 and a related Power of Attorney, alleging payment of Rs.3 crore as security deposit. The respondents, including Respondent No.20, later executed sale deeds and …
The appellant, Mantra Huizen LLP, appealed the trial court's refusal to grant an interim injunction restraining respondents from creating third‑party rights over a suit property, alleging that a Development Agreement dated 10 February 2022 and a security deposit of Rs 3 crore created enforceable …
The revision application filed by State Bank of India challenged the trial court’s order rejecting its request to dismiss a civil suit that sought cancellation of a sale certificate issued under the SARFAESI Act. The suit, filed by a purchaser, alleged that the bank had misrepresented the property …
The appellant Arjun challenged a decree of injunction granted by the first appellate court in a land dispute where the plaintiff's title was alleged to be clouded by an oral family settlement. The appellant argued that the first appellate court erred by not requiring proof of the oral settlement, by …
The dispute concerned a registered agreement to sell a two‑storey house for Rs 40,00,000, of which Rs 10,00,000 was paid as earnest money. The respondents sought specific performance, alleging they were ready to pay the balance, but the appellant failed to appear at the Sub‑Registrar on the agreed …
The petitioner, Indar, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Gorakhpur to dispose of a temporary injunction application filed on 23.05.2026 under Order 39, Rules 1‑2 of the CPC and the Specific Relief Act. The petitioner relied on the …
The applicant, Pannalal Kulluprasad Nirmal, filed a regular appeal under Order 41 of the CPC but, believing the order arose from a suit under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, withdrew that appeal and filed a civil revision under Section 115 CPC. The applicant sought permission to withdraw the …
The cooperative housing societies filed a suit seeking joint ownership and conveyance of recreation grounds and an internal access road, claiming rights under the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act, 1963. The defendants, including Wallace Flour Mills Ltd. and two charitable trusts, moved to dismiss the …
The cooperative housing societies filed a suit seeking joint ownership and conveyance of recreation grounds and an internal access road, claiming rights under the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act, 1963. The defendants, including Wallace Flour Mills Ltd. and two charitable trusts, moved to dismiss the …
The three cooperative housing societies filed a suit seeking joint ownership of a recreation ground, internal road and FSI advantage, invoking the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act, 1963 and the 1964 MOF Rules. The defendants, including Wallace Flour Mills Ltd. and two charitable trusts, moved to …
The cooperative housing societies filed a suit seeking joint ownership and conveyance of common amenities (recreation ground and internal road) and FSI benefits, relying on the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act, 1963 and the Maharashtra Apartment Ownership Act, 1970. The defendants, including Wallace …
The applicant, Pannalal Kalluprasad Nirmal, sought condonation of a 23‑day delay in filing a civil revision against a decree dated 31 August 2023. He had mistakenly filed an appeal before the District Court, believing that an appeal under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 was maintainable …
The petitioners, members of Saujanya Co-operative Housing Society, challenged the rejection of their dispute (CCT 201 of 2024) by the Cooperative Court and the Cooperative Appellate Court, which had dismissed the dispute under Order VII Rule 11(d) of the CPC on the ground that it was barred by …
The appellant, Sada Anand Developers, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the respondent, Shree Balaji Realty, to purchase 5,200 sq. m of Transferable Development Rights (TDR) for Rs. 4 crore. The appellant failed to obtain the required Development Rights Certificate (DRC) by the …
The appellant, a construction firm, claimed to have purchased agricultural land in 1985 and 1990 through agreements and irrevocable powers of attorney, and sought specific performance, declaration of a 2018 sale deed as void, and injunctions. The trial court dismissed the suit under Order VII Rule …
The appellant, a father, lost his five‑year‑old son when a tanker struck the boy as they walked to school on a road that had no footpath or pedestrian crossing. The father filed a claim for Rs 25,00,000 before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, which awarded Rs 7,82,000 with interest; the High …
The appellants, Mrs. Surinder Kaur Chhabara and Mr. Yashwant Sawant, appealed against the trial court’s order rejecting their interim injunction application in a suit concerning undivided shares of land originally owned by the late Merwan Feroze Cama. The suit sought specific performance of sale …
The appellants filed a suit seeking a declaration and injunction that the Maharashtra State Electricity Board should not charge excessive amounts for electricity consumption. The trial court and the first appellate court found that the plaintiffs had not produced sufficient documentary evidence to …
The appellant, Prusottam Swaroop, appealed a trial court decree that ordered him to refund Rs.43,30,000 with interest at 9% and pay Rs.5 lakh compensation, while denying specific performance of a sale deed. The plaintiff, Umesh Kumar Sahu, had sued for specific performance of a sale agreement dated …
The appellants filed a first appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure challenging the trial court's dismissal of their suit for specific performance of a 1990 agreement to sale of land in Junagadh. The trial court found that the plaintiffs failed to prove the existence of a valid …
The applicants, who are the original defendants, sought a revision of the trial court's order that refused to dismiss a suit filed by the respondent seeking declaration of ownership of a property. The property had been transferred to the applicants' father by a registered sale deed in 1982, and the …
The appellant, Sanjay Kumar Sharma, was the defendant in a title suit where the plaintiff, Subodh Kumar Sharma, claimed that the appellant had agreed to sell a parcel of land for Rs 3,00,000 and had received Rs 2,94,000 as consideration but failed to execute the final sale deed. The plaintiff sought …
The plaintiffs, Bharatbhai Magjibhai Patel and others, filed a suit seeking a declaration and permanent injunction against Chunilal Mervanbhai Patel and others, claiming ownership of a 3‑acre‑36‑guntha land in Panikhadak and alleging the defendants were attempting to trespass. The trial court …
The appellant sought specific performance of a sale deed for 3.75 acres of land, and the trial court decreed payment of the balance consideration within a month or deposit in court. The appellant failed to pay or deposit until November 2020, while the respondent filed an appeal that was dismissed …
The appellants, a group of Scheduled Caste members, appealed a trial court order that dismissed their suit seeking to declare a 2023 declaratory deed cancelling a 2015 consortium agreement void and to compel specific performance of that agreement. They argued that the consortium agreement contained …
The heirs of the late Ramshakti Jivandas filed a suit seeking declaration of ownership and an injunction against the heirs of the late Bhalabhai Dahyabhai, alleging that a 2010 sale deed in favour of a third party was fraudulent and that they had been in possession of the land since 1984 under a …
The petitioner, Sooraj Singh, executed a lease deed with the respondent on 24-10-2017, stipulating a rent of Rs.5,000 per month, which the respondent allegedly withheld and failed to vacate the premises. The petitioner filed a criminal complaint (No.1271/2024) alleging fraud and non‑payment of rent, …
The appellant, Habban Shah, had agreed to sell agricultural land to the respondent, Sheruddin, for a stipulated price, receiving an advance but requiring the balance payment before execution of the sale deed. The trial court decreed specific performance, directing the appellant to execute the deed …
The petitioners filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a status‑quo order on three plots pending O.S. No. 752 of 2026, a civil suit before the Additional Civil Judge, Varanasi. The petition also mentioned a pending application under Section 6C for a temporary injunction under Order 39 Rule …
The petitioner, a contractual Traffic Manager with the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, challenged his termination on the ground of alleged unauthorized absence. He argued that he was directed to remain at headquarters during an inquiry and was never given a show‑cause notice or hearing. The …
Petitioner Sunita Rani, wife of Kumud Kishore, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus to cancel a sale deed executed by her husband in 2019 in favour of Dinesh Kumar, alleging that the land originally belonged to her father‑in‑law and that the sale was fraudulent. The respondent GP objected that …
Devendra Kumar Maurya appealed the trial court's rejection of his application for a temporary injunction, seeking to declare a 2013 registered sale deed in favour of Tanvez Alvi void and to assert ownership based on a 1998 agreement and a verbal sale agreement of 2012. The High Court examined …
The revisionists sought to set aside an order that had rejected their application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC, arguing that the suit was barred by limitation and by Order II Rule 2 CPC. The respondents contended that the earlier ex‑parte decree and sale deed were not binding on them and that the …
The plaintiff, Kiran Singh, sued the defendants to enforce a specific performance of a 1974 re‑conveyance agreement, alleging that a 1973 sale deed was merely a security transaction and that she had paid the consideration but was dispossessed. The trial court held the sale deed was an absolute sale, …
The plaintiff occupied a flat in 1984, left India in 1992, and filed a suit under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 in 1997 alleging illegal dispossession by the defendants in 1996. The suit was filed through his father as attorney, and the defendants claimed they entered the flat using …
The petitioners sought to amend their original suit (SC Suit No.1242 of 2011) to include a prayer for restoration of possession of the suit property, relying on Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963. The amendment was filed after a decree in a related suit (SC Suit No.1360 of 2011) had already …
The appellant filed a second appeal under Section 100 of the CPC challenging the appellate court’s decree granting specific performance in a suit concerning a shop mortgaged by a conditional sale deed dated 24‑09‑1979. The deed required the plaintiff to repay Rs.13,000 after seven years, upon which …
The plaintiffs Mahabir Prasad and Vijay Kumar Singh filed title suits in 1968 seeking specific performance of a contract for sale of land, alleging the defendants had taken an advance and failed to execute the sale deed. The trial court granted specific performance, but the appellate court set aside …
The appellants, three brothers, filed a petition under Order 39 CPC, Section 151 CPC and Section 39 of the Specific Relief Act seeking an injunction to prevent eviction, construction and transfer of a suit land claimed by the respondents. The Civil Judge (Junior Division) rejected the petition on …
The High Court examined a dispute arising under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 concerning Godown No. 16 and the land beneath it. The plaintiffs, heirs of the deceased Damji Gelabhai Shah, claimed ownership of both the land and the godown based on a conveyance deed dated 12‑December‑2002, …
The dispute concerned Godown No. 16 and the land beneath it in Lower Parel, Mumbai, governed by the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999. The original owners, New Sun Mills Co., had let the premises to Arvind Engineering Company in 1956 and later agreed to sell the godown for Rs 20,000 in 1981, while …
The High Court considered a group of civil revision applications filed by several landlords against State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. (STC) seeking higher mesne profits for premises on the 6th floor of Maker Chamber No. IV, Nariman Point. The trial court had awarded Rs 12 per sq ft per month, …
The High Court considered a group of civil revision applications filed by several landlords against State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. (STC) seeking higher mesne profits for premises on the 6th floor of Maker Chamber No. IV, Nariman Point. The trial court had awarded Rs 12 per sq ft per month, …
The High Court considered a group of civil revision applications filed by several landlords against State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. (STC) seeking higher mesne profits for premises on the 6th floor of Maker Chamber No. IV, Nariman Point. The trial court had awarded Rs 12 per sq ft per month, …
The applicants, a group of landlords, filed mesne‑profit applications against State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. (STC) for possession of various office spaces on the 6th floor of Maker Chamber No. IV, Nariman Point, Mumbai. The trial court awarded Rs 12 per square foot per month from 1 Jan 2002 …
The plaintiff‑appellant, Muslimveetil Chalakkal Ahammed Haji, sought specific performance of a 2007 agreement to purchase a 1/11th share of a three‑acre school property from the defendant‑respondent, Sakeena Beevi, who was one of nine heirs. After the death of the father, the heirs executed an …
The original vendors executed an unregistered agreement to sell (ATS) of 354 acres of land to the original vendees in 2000, but later issued a unilateral notice of termination in 2003 citing a pending suit and a vendor's death. The original vendees continued to perform their obligations and sued for …
The appellant filed a suit in 2012 seeking a declaration that her sister‑in‑law could not sell a jointly owned bungalow and that an agreement to sell dated 21‑10‑2011 was void. After the sister‑in‑law died, the court substituted a Nazir as defendant No.1. In 2021 the respondent (defendant No.2) …
Mrs. Shailja Krishna, a majority shareholder and former executive director of Satori Global Limited, alleged that the company’s board had fraudulently obtained her signature on a gift deed and share transfer forms, thereby oppressing her and mismanaging the company. The NCLT had earlier granted her …
Syed Basheer Ahmed filed a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement concerning two parcels of land. The trial court found the plaintiff ready to pay the balance consideration and decreed specific performance. The High Court reversed this decision, holding that the agreement showed a …
The case concerned the allotment of residential and commercial plots to land owners (oustees) whose land was acquired by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) in 1992 for a residential development project. The oustees filed suits under Section 39 of the Specific Relief Act seeking mandatory …
The appellant, a grandson of the original defendant, was impleaded as a legal heir in execution proceedings after the original defendant died. He later filed an interlocutory application under Order I Rule 10 seeking deletion of his name, claiming he was not a legal heir and that he enjoyed tenancy …
The appellant, K.R. Suresh, paid Rs.20,00,000 as advance under an agreement of sale that required the balance to be paid within four months, failing which the advance would be forfeited. He did not pay the balance on time, and the respondents forfeited the advance and later sold the property to …
The plaintiffs, heirs of Siraj Uddin Choudhury, claimed title to land based on a 1958 registered Gift Deed executed by their grandfather. The defendants later executed a sale deed on 5 May 1997, which the plaintiffs alleged was void because the vendors lacked title. The trial court and first …
The appellant filed a civil suit in 1987 seeking cancellation of a sale deed, but the respondents repeatedly obtained adjournments and were eventually set ex parte, leading to a decree in 1991. The respondents later filed applications under Order IX Rule 13 and the Limitation Act, which were …
The R.B.A.N.M.S. Educational Institution, a charitable trust in possession of a Bangalore property since 1905, was sued by respondents who claimed a right to prevent the institution from alienating the land based on an alleged 2018 agreement to sell and an advance cash payment of Rs.75 lakh. The …
The appellant (son) challenged a decree of the Kerala High Court that declared a 1985 deed executed by his father in favour of his sister (plaintiff) to be a settlement and a valid gift, thereby invalidating a later cancellation deed and sale deed dated 19.10.1993. The core issue was whether the …
The appellant filed a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement, which was decreed in his favour on 20‑01‑2012 directing him to deposit the balance consideration within two months. The decree was affirmed by the first appellate court on 21‑04‑2015, but no time‑limit for payment was …
The appellant, B N Padmanabhaiah and Sons, had obtained a permanent injunction against the State of Karnataka in O.S. No.80 of 1978 concerning a parcel of land, and the decree became final after being upheld by appellate courts. Later, former students of a government school and other citizens filed …
M/s Tomorrowland Limited, the highest bidder for a 5‑star hotel site, paid the first instalment but argued that HUDCO (Housing and Urban Development Corporation) was obliged to obtain statutory approvals and execute a sub‑lease before demanding further payments. HUDCO failed to secure the necessary …
The Cosmos Co. Operative Bank Ltd. (appellant) challenged a High Court order that held Central Bank of India (respondent No.1) had the first charge over a flat mortgaged by the original borrowers. Both banks had received security documents: the appellant bank held the share certificate of ownership, …
The marriage between Sau. Jiya and Kuldeep was dissolved by a family court on the ground of cruelty, a decree later affirmed by the High Court. After the husband remarried in 2019, the parties disputed a permanent alimony settlement, with the wife seeking a lump‑sum amount and the husband contesting …
The plaintiffs obtained decrees for specific performance of a sale agreement, directing them to deposit the balance consideration within 20 days and the defendants to execute sale deeds. The trial court decrees were set aside by a first appellate court, but the High Court later restored them in …
The plaintiff filed a suit seeking specific performance of a 2005 sale agreement and delivery of possession of the property, alternatively claiming damages and refund of earnest money. The trial court denied specific performance and ordered refund of the earnest money with interest. On appeal, the …
The plaintiff, Parswanath Saha, entered into a registered agreement of sale with the deceased predecessor of the defendants for a residential property and paid earnest money. After the predecessor's death, the defendants refused to execute the sale deed, prompting the plaintiff to sue for specific …
The Supreme Court heard an appeal by Shri Mukund Bhavan Trust and its trustees challenging the High Court’s affirmation of a trial court order that rejected their application under Order VII Rule 11(d) of the CPC to dismiss a plaint filed by Shrimant Chhatrapati Udayan Raje Pratapsinh Maharaj …
Giriyappa and others filed a suit for declaration of title and recovery of possession of land. The defendants claimed they had a sale agreement dated 25‑11‑1968 and were in possession of the land under part performance, seeking protection under Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act. The trial …
The case involved a suit for specific performance of a 1996 sale agreement concerning a half‑acre land in Bilaspur. The trial court granted specific performance, but the first appellate court set aside that part of the decree, ordering only a refund of earnest money, citing alleged hardship under …
The petitioners, who claim to be subsequent purchasers of a suit property, challenged a High Court order directing the execution court to grant possession to the decree‑holders (plaintiffs) in a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement. The trial court had decreed specific performance but …
The plaintiff entered into a sale agreement on 3 March 2005 for Rs 30 lakh, paying Rs 12.5 lakh as earnest money, and later sued for specific performance of the contract. The trial court granted the decree for specific performance, but the High Court set it aside, holding that the plaintiff had not …
Rohit Kochhar filed a suit in the Delhi High Court seeking specific performance and a permanent injunction for a commercial property situated in Gurgaon. The defendants contested the court's territorial jurisdiction, arguing that the relief required execution and registration of a sale deed in …
The buyer sued the sellers for specific performance of a 2005 agreement for sale of land and a tenanted building. The trial court dismissed the suit, finding the buyer was not ready and willing to pay the balance price, while the High Court reversed that decision, holding that time was not of the …
The original plaintiff filed a suit for specific performance of an oral sale agreement dated 12‑02‑1986 concerning a property that the owner subsequently sold to defendants No.2 and No.3 on 29‑08‑1986. The trial court granted the decree in favour of the plaintiff, but the first appellate court set …
The plaintiff, Leela Agrawal, mortgaged her two‑acre agricultural land to the defendant, Sarkar, in 1990 by executing a registered mortgage deed that stipulated a three‑year period for redemption, after which the deed would become an absolute sale upon default. The plaintiff attempted to redeem the …
The appellants purchased 23.98 acres of agricultural land from Sushila Devi under an Agreement to Sell dated 30‑08‑1990, paid full consideration and took possession, but the legal heirs refused to execute a sale deed. The trial court decreed specific performance, but the High Court reversed, holding …
The petitioner, Siddamsetty Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd., entered into two agreements to sell agricultural land with the respondents in 1997, paid a substantial portion of the consideration, and sought specific performance after the respondents refused to execute the sale deed. The trial court dismissed …
The plaintiffs, operating a petrol pump on a jointly owned property, claimed a specific performance of an oral agreement dated 06‑06‑1993 to purchase the land, alleging that the co‑owner brother had authority to bind the three sister co‑owners via a General Power of Attorney. The trial court …
The respondents filed a suit for specific performance of a 2005 sale agreement, which was eventually decreed by the appellate court directing the appellants to execute the sale deed upon payment of the balance consideration. While the execution application was pending, the appellants sought …
The plaintiffs entered into an agreement to sell a Bangalore property in 1981, paying an advance but failing to execute the sale deed within the stipulated three‑month period, citing a government restriction on registration. The defendants sent multiple notices demanding payment of the balance and …
The case concerned a registered agreement for sale of 2.90 acres of land executed in 1981, which the plaintiffs sought to enforce by specific performance. The defendants argued that the agreement was a sham, forged, and that they were bona‑fide purchasers without notice of the agreement. The Supreme …
The plaintiff filed a suit for specific performance of a 1998 agreement to purchase a property for Rs 30 lakhs, having paid an initial advance of Rs 3 lakhs and claiming to have paid an additional Rs 15 lakhs thereafter. The trial court denied specific performance but ordered the defendant to refund …
The appellant entered into an agreement to sell land with a power of attorney holder acting for several co‑owners, paid earnest money and obtained extensions for registration of the sale deed. The attorney holder later executed a sale deed in favour of the respondents, prompting the appellant to …
The appellant, a bonafide purchaser, paid Rs.25,34,350 as stamp duty for a conveyance deed that was never lodged because the vendor had fraudulently sold the property earlier. Upon discovering the fraud, the appellant applied online for a refund of the stamp duty on 22 October 2014 and later filed a …
The dispute concerned ownership of ancestral land in Mustafabad village, originally belonging to Angat and inherited by his sons, including Kalyan Singh, who was a co‑owner before consolidation proceedings began. Ram Jai Lal, an uncle, sought to have Kalyan Singh’s name removed from the revenue …
In 1947 a mother, Thayammal, executed a First Settlement Deed granting interests in her property to her two sons and her daughter. Subsequent deeds in 1952 and later altered those interests, ultimately leaving the daughter’s husband, Gopalakrishnan, claiming a vested right as heir of the daughter …
The appellants filed a suit for permanent injunction over a property, alleging an oral gift, while the defendants contested the suit's maintainability under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act. The trial court, ignoring the written statement of one defendant and the pending …
The sellers (Alagammal and others) entered into a registered agreement of sale on 22‑Nov‑1990 with the buyers (Ganesan and others) for Rs.21,000, stipulating that the balance be paid within six months. The buyers paid only a fraction of the amount and failed to complete the purchase before the …
The appellants, heirs of the late Shivkumar Daga, filed a civil suit seeking declaration that a conveyance deed of 17‑12‑2019 and several development agreements were void. The respondents moved a Section 8 application under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, relying on arbitration clauses …
The appellant, ELDECO Housing, filed a suit for specific performance of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 31‑08‑1998 concerning the sale of a property, after learning that the vendor was attempting to sell to third parties. The respondent filed an application under Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC …
The case concerned a conditional sale deed executed in 1977 by Kishori Lal Sahu and his son in favour of Indira Devi, which contained a right of repurchase if the vendors returned the consideration by July 1984. Kishori Lal later executed a gift deed in 1983 transferring his property to his …
The father of the appellants executed a sale agreement to sell 0.90 acres of land to the plaintiff for Rs.11.88 lakh, receiving an advance of Rs.4 lakh and obligating himself to demarcate the land within three months before the balance could be paid. After his death, the appellants failed to …
The appeal concerned a suit for injunction and possession of a house, filed by the plaintiff under a claim of prior possession. During the suit one defendant died, and the remaining defendants, who were also his legal representatives, continued to defend the suit. The appellants argued that the suit …
The Union of India and others entered into a contract with M/s. Bharat Enterprise for repair work, which required the contractor to submit a final bill and a No Claims Certificate. The contractor submitted the final bill on 13‑02‑2002, but payment was delayed for over a year, after which the …
The Supreme Court considered a dispute arising out of a corporate insolvency resolution process involving Avani Towers (the corporate debtor), Energy Properties (the ostensible owner of a 10.19‑acre land), and Victory Iron Works (a licensee of a 10,000 sq ft portion). The corporate debtor had …
The plaintiff obtained an ex‑parte decree for specific performance of an agreement to sell land, directing him to pay the balance consideration of Rs 15,00,000 within two weeks, which he failed to do. After a delay of 853 days, the plaintiff sought an extension of time under CPC 148 and Section 28 …
The dispute concerned the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party's internal governance after the death of its General Secretary, when the party shifted to a joint leadership of a Co‑ordinator and Joint Co‑ordinator. A requisition by over 80% of General Council members led to a …
The appellant, C. Haridasan, entered into an agreement to sell Kanam and Kuzhikoor rights in 2005, paid a nominal advance and was to pay the balance within six months after the defendants provided title documents. The defendants failed to provide the documents, the plaintiff delayed serving a legal …
The appellants, joint owners of a 23‑kanal property, entered into two sale agreements with the respondent, requiring the sale deed to be executed by 16‑08‑2004 and making earnest money forfeitable if the deadline was missed. The respondent paid part of the consideration as earnest money but failed …
The appellant, who owned a one‑acre wetland, entered into a 1989 agreement to sell the land to the respondent for Rs 6,50,000, with a six‑month completion clause. The respondent repeatedly notified the appellant to perform, demonstrated his readiness and willingness, and filed a suit for specific …
The appellant, Chandrabhan, was adopted by his paternal uncle Baliram at age 14 under customary rites. After Baliram's death, Chandrabhan claimed ownership of the uncle's property, which his first wife Champabai was later gifted. Chandrabhan filed a suit for declaration of ownership; the trial court …
The plaintiff filed a suit for specific performance of a 1993 agreement of sale of land, which was conditioned on the defendant first entering into an agreement with his brother's wife to purchase a parcel of her land for access. The trial court granted specific performance, the first appellate …
M/S. Shivali Enterprises entered into an agreement to sell land to the respondents, receiving Rs.1,50,000 of the Rs.1,65,000 purchase price and taking possession, while the respondents were required to obtain an Income‑Tax Clearance certificate and have the revenue records mutated before execution …
The case concerned the succession to the private properties of the late Raja Harinder Singh of Faridkot. The Raja had executed several wills, the last of which (dated 1‑June‑1982) purportedly left all his property to a trust for his two younger daughters, excluding the eldest daughter, Rajkumari …
The appellant (LIC) challenged the High Court’s order allowing the respondents (Sanjeev Builders and another) to amend their plaint in a suit for specific performance, seeking a higher quantum of damages. The appellant argued that the amendment was barred by Order II Rule 2 of the CPC and the …
The purchaser entered into two sale agreements in 1997, paying 90% of the price but failing to pay the remaining 10% within the three‑month period stipulated as essential. After sending two notices in 2000 and 2002, the purchaser filed a suit for specific performance in 2002, which the trial court …
The Supreme Court clarified the scope of the term "transfer" under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, holding that it includes development and collaboration agreements and licences issued during the suspect period (27‑08‑2004 to 29‑01‑2010). It examined numerous applications concerning projects such as …
The appeal concerned a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement where the plaintiff had paid a small advance and was required to pay the balance by a stipulated date. The Supreme Court held that under Section 16(c) of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 the plaintiff must prove continuous …
Mohamed Ali sued for specific performance of a sale agreement. The trial court passed an ex‑parte judgment and decree in 2012. The defendants filed applications to set aside the decree after delays of 1,522 days (defendant 1) and 2,345 days (defendants 2‑4); the trial court refused to condone these …
The appeal concerned PTC India Financial Services Ltd (PIFSL) who, after a corporate debtor defaulted, invoked a pledge over 31,80,678 dematerialised shares of NEVPL under a pledge deed and sought to enforce its rights under the Contract Act, 1872. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal had …
The plaintiff filed a suit for settlement of accounts against the defendant and applied for a Chartered Accountant to be appointed as a panch/commissioner to audit the accounts. The trial court appointed the CA, who submitted a report indicating amounts due, and treated the appointment as an …
Mihan India Ltd (MIL) invited global tenders for the up‑gradation, modernisation, operation and maintenance of Nagpur Airport. GMR Airports Ltd (GAL) emerged as the highest bidder after negotiating a higher revenue‑share and MIL issued a letter dated 07‑03‑2019 accepting the revised proposal, which …
The appellant filed a suit for specific performance of a sale deed of agricultural land, which was settled by a compromise decree requiring payment of the balance consideration within one month. The appellant delayed five days, applied for permission to pay the balance, which the trial court …
The Municipal Corporation of Lucknow operated an old‑age home where two senior citizens were admitted as inmates on payment of fees and subject to a set of rules. The home’s management terminated their membership under Rule 21 after alleging disruptive behaviour, and the inmates sought an injunction …
The appellant filed a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell dated 12‑04‑2005, alleging payment of a substantial advance consideration and that the vendor (defendant No.1) had admitted both the execution of the agreement and receipt of the money. The vendor’s attorney (defendant No.2) …
The plaintiff, a mining company, sued the defendant for a declaration that a Rs 56‑lakh cheque, given as security under a memorandum of understanding, was not payable because the defendant failed to protect the plaintiff’s port licence. The defendant filed an application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC …
The dispute concerned an agreement dated 11‑02‑2004 whereby Gurmeet Singh sold land to Jai Parkash for Rs.4,00,000, of which Rs.3,50,000 was paid as earnest money. The defendants argued that the agreement was a loan/security document intended for marriage expenses, while the plaintiffs contended it …
The appellant, Narendra Hirawat & Co. (NHC), entered into film‑licence agreements with Sholay Media Entertainment (SME) for a total consideration of Rs 20 crore, later amended by addenda and a Deed of Settlement dated 03‑12‑2018 requiring NHC to pay Rs 8.71 crore in four tranches. Disputes arose …
The plaintiff, a widow, filed a suit seeking cancellation of a 1975 registered sale deed, a declaration that the deed was void, and a permanent injunction restraining the defendant from disturbing her possession of 5 acres and 15 gunthas of land. The trial court denied the declaratory relief but …
Shiv Developers, an unregistered partnership firm, filed a suit for declaration and injunction alleging fraud and non‑payment of consideration in a sale of its share in a property to Aksharay Developers. The respondents moved to dismiss the plaint under Section 69(2) of the Indian Partnership Act, …
The appellants (Shenbagam & Ors.) entered into a 1990 agreement to sell land to the respondent (KK Rathinavel) for Rs.1,25,000, with an advance of Rs.25,000 and a further Rs.10,000 for family expenses. The respondent failed to pay the balance within six months, the sellers rescinded the contract, …
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) allotted a residential site to the first defendant in 1979, obligating her to construct a house within two years under the City of Bangalore Improvement (Allotment of Sites) Rules, 1972. In 1982 she entered into an agreement with the plaintiff to sell the …
The dispute concerned a 0.08‑cent portion of a 120‑acre land parcel in Chengalpattu, where the appellant Seethakathi Trust claimed title based on a series of registered sale deeds dating back to 1963, while the respondent Krishnaveni sought specific performance of an earlier agreement and claimed …
The appellants (Akkamma & Ors.) filed a suit in 1987 seeking a declaration of ownership of land and a permanent injunction against the respondents (Vemavathi & Ors.) alleging interference with possession. The trial court dismissed the suit on the ground that the plaintiffs could not establish …
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) terminated a Facilities Agreement with SK Wheels Private Limited, the corporate debtor, alleging service deficiencies. The corporate debtor, represented by the Resolution Professional, sought relief under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) invoking the …
Sughar Singh sued for specific performance of an agreement to sell land executed in 1976, where part consideration had been paid and extensions of time were granted. The trial court and first appellate court found the agreement valid and held that the plaintiff was always ready and willing to …
The appellant, Dr. Yashwantrao Deshmukh, was sued for specific performance of a land sale agreement and the trial court partially decreed ex parte, granting monetary relief but denying specific performance. On appeal, the case was transferred to a district court where a fresh notice was published; …
The appeal concerned awards of compensation under the National Highways Act, where the amount was fixed by an arbitrator appointed by the Central Government. The petitioners argued that Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 should allow the court to modify such awards, especially …
The plaintiff filed a suit for injunction and declaration concerning a property, but the trial court rejected the plaint under Order 7 Rule 11(d) of the CPC, deeming it barred by law, and then directed the plaintiff to amend the plaint and pay court fees within 15 days. The plaintiff challenged this …
The Supreme Court examined a batch of petitions challenging the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Examination Byelaws, particularly their restrictions on correcting or changing names and dates of birth in certificates. It held that the Byelaws, framed by a body that functions as a State …
The plaintiff paid Rs.31.5 lakh of the Rs.32 lakh purchase price for land but the defendant failed to execute the sale deed. The plaintiff sued for specific performance, and the trial court ordered the defendant to execute the deed and receive the balance Rs.50,000. Before the decree was final, the …
The Supreme Court examined the NCLAT order that had declared Tata Sons' affairs oppressive and prejudicial, reinstated Cyrus Pallonji Mistry (CPM) as Executive Chairman and Director, restrained the Tata Trust nominees, and set aside the conversion of Tata Sons from a public to a private company. The …
The Haryana government awarded concession agreements to Rapid Metrorail Gurgaon Ltd (RMGL) and Rapid Metrorail Gurgaon South Ltd (RMGSL) for two metro projects, which were later terminated by both parties amid allegations of fraud against the IL&FS group. The State agencies HSVP and HMRTC approached …
The plaintiff filed a suit for permanent injunction to prevent the defendants from disturbing his peaceful possession of a property he claimed to have purchased from the heirs of a former owner. The trial court upheld the injunction, finding the plaintiff in possession, but the First Appellate Court …
The Supreme Court of India addressed two interconnected issues: whether landlord-tenant disputes governed by the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 are arbitrable, and the scope of judicial review under Sections 8 and 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The case arose from a tenancy …
Ferro... Ltd. entered into a 1980 agreement to sell land to the defendants, which required the vendor to obtain permission under the Tamil Nadu Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Act, 1978. The defendants failed to secure the permission, prompting the appellant to sue for specific performance. The …
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals filed by the vendor, upholding the lower courts' decree that the vendee was entitled to specific performance of the sale agreement for the remaining 200 square yards of land after the vendor had already conveyed 100 square yards to a third party. The court …
Deccan Paper Mills entered into a development agreement with Ashray, which was later assigned to Regency Mahavir Properties containing an arbitration clause. Deccan alleged fraud by a partner of Regency and filed a suit under the Specific Relief Act, seeking cancellation of the 2006 agreement and a …
The appellant, who purchased land by a sale deed in 1984, filed a suit seeking a declaration that a compromise decree passed by the High Court in 1994 in a partition suit was illegal, fraudulent and void. The decree was passed in a second appeal concerning parties other than the appellant, who was a …
The Ratnagiri Nagar Parishad sought to set up a solid waste disposal project on land allotted by the State, which was challenged by a group of local residents who filed a suit for a permanent injunction. The trial court dismissed the suit for lack of evidence, but the first appellate court and the …
The petitioner entered into a 1994 agreement to purchase land for Rs.4,38,000 and paid earnest money, with performance due on 7 Oct 1996. After the seller cited pending litigation, the petitioner issued a notice on 12 Nov 1996 and filed a suit on 13 Oct 1999 seeking a mandatory injunction to compel …
The appellant, C.S. Venkatesh, appealed a High Court order that had declared a 1975 sale deed executed by the deceased plaintiff, A.S.C. Murthy, as a nominal security transaction and directed specific performance of a reconveyance agreement. The Supreme Court examined whether the sale deed was an …
The State of Tamil Nadu acquired 49.67 acres of land in Porur Village under the Land Acquisition Act and, on 26 February 1964, executed a deed of assignment vesting 46.04 acres in WS Industries (India) Ltd (WSIL) free of encumbrances. The first respondent, R. Perumalswamy, claimed that his father …
The plaintiff entered into an agreement of sale on 03‑01‑2004 with defendant No.1 for a plot of land at Rs 1,40,000, paying Rs 69,500 as earnest money. The plaintiff sued for specific performance and to set aside a later sale deed dated 11‑06‑2004 executed by defendant No.1 in favour of defendant …
Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprise Ltd. filed suits for specific performance of a sale of land and obtained a temporary injunction restraining the defendants from executing further documents. The defendants appealed, arguing that no concluded contract existed and that the plaintiff had delayed instituting …
The appellant, Deep Industries Ltd, was contractually terminated by ONGC for allegedly supplying second‑hand equipment and was subsequently black‑listed for two years. The dispute was referred to arbitration, where the arbitrator stayed the blacklist order conditionally, and the first appeal under …
The case involved a 1986 agreement to sell land between the original vendors (appellants) and original vendees, followed by four 1987 agreements where the vendees purportedly assigned their rights to the plaintiffs (respondent No.1). The plaintiffs sought specific performance of both the 1986 and …
Hooghly Mills Company Ltd., a corporate entity, sought possession of a residential flat that had been occupied by its former director, Bal Binode Bajoria, after his retirement. The company filed a criminal complaint under Section 630(1) of the Companies Act, 1956 and an application under Section …
Ravi Setia filed a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement dated 10‑11‑1989, seeking execution of the sale deed on 30‑04‑1990. The trial court held that the plaintiff was ready and willing to perform, relying solely on a certificate from the Sub‑Registrar that he was present on the said …
Mohinder Kaur, predecessor‑in‑interest of the appellants, agreed to sell agricultural land to Bahadur Singh, predecessor‑in‑interest of the respondents, for Rs.5,605 with Rs.1,000 paid as earnest money. Possession was handed over to the buyer, and the agreement stipulated that if the pending …
The appellant filed a suit for specific performance of a 1993 agreement of sale, alleging that the first defendant had signed the agreement but later sold his share to a third party and refused to execute the sale deed. The defendants contended that the signature on the agreement was forged, relying …
The plaintiff, Tilak Raj Bakshi, claimed that his brother (the first defendant) violated a family settlement by selling his one‑third share of a Chandigarh house to a stranger (the second defendant) without obtaining the written concurrence of the other brothers and without offering the share to the …
The petitioners, a group of doctors seeking admission to postgraduate and super‑speciality medical courses, challenged state government notifications that required them to execute compulsory service bonds and pay hefty penalties for default. The issues raised concerned the constitutional competence …
The plaintiffs entered into agreements dated 20‑09‑1965 and 28‑04‑1966 for the sale of 50 acres of agricultural land, paying part of the consideration and taking partial possession. The defendants contended that the documents were merely collateral security for a loan. The Supreme Court held that …
The Supreme Court examined whether a plaintiff who has acquired title by adverse possession can file a suit under Article 65 of the Limitation Act, 1963 for a declaration of title and injunction, i.e., use adverse possession as a "sword" rather than merely a defence. The Court overruled its earlier …
The appellant sought specific performance of a sale agreement and obtained a decree from the trial court directing the respondent to execute the sale deed within two months of depositing the balance consideration. Both parties appealed; the appellate court affirmed the trial court decree, effecting …
The appellant, a vendor, entered into an agreement to sell land to the respondent, the vendee, on 30‑12‑1985, with part payment of Rs.55,000 and the balance to be paid within three months, subject to the vendor measuring the land and delivering the original sale deed and land‑ceiling clearance …
The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants had entered into an agreement to sell a Delhi property and associated business for Rs 55.50 crore, receiving Rs 5 crore as part consideration, and sued for specific performance. The defendants contested the agreement, claiming the document was forged, the …
Mehboob-ur-Rehman filed a suit for specific performance of a 1975 agreement to sell a house, alleging the defendant failed to obtain required land‑ceiling permission. The trial court decreed in his favour, but the first appellate court reversed, holding the plaintiff had not shown continuous …
The plaintiff, claiming to be a tenant, filed a suit under Section 38 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 seeking a permanent injunction against the landlord, asserting he was in actual possession of the premises. The landlord contended that a settlement in an earlier suit (RCS No.1004/1988) caused the …
The appellant filed a revision petition challenging the lower courts' refusal to grant an interim mandatory injunction in a suit under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act concerning possession of a shop. The High Court set aside the appellate court's findings of fact and entertained the revision, …
The plaintiff filed a suit for specific performance of a contract dated 08‑08‑1984, which the trial court decreed in his favour. The first appellate court reversed that decree, dismissing the suit, and the plaintiff appealed to the High Court. The High Court dismissed the second appeal, holding that …
Kamal Kumar filed a suit seeking specific performance of a contract concerning a piece of land. The trial court and the High Court of Madhya Pradesh dismissed the suit, holding that the plaintiff had not demonstrated readiness and willingness to perform his part of the contract and was not entitled …
The Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) acquired 44.61 acres of land from Sheela Ramchandra Tikhe for a drainage scheme and, under a 1968 board resolution, offered to re‑allot the land on lease. Tikhe applied for the entire parcel in 1975; after negotiations, NIT allotted only 24 acres in 1982 and …
The appellant, a developer, entered into a development agreement with the respondents, owners of a plot of land, to construct a building, but the owners later denied execution of the agreement. The developer sued for specific performance of the contract. The Supreme Court examined whether Section …
The appeals arise from civil suits concerning title to the disputed Ayodhya structure and challenge the validity of the Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act, 1993. The petitioners sought to refer the matter to a Constitution Bench, arguing that the observations in Dr. M. Ismail Faruqui v. …
The husband, a U.S. citizen, filed a petition under Sections 13 and 26 of the Hindu Marriage Act in the Gurgaon Family Court seeking divorce, while the wife filed a divorce petition in a Florida court on grounds not available under Indian law. The husband then sued in the Gurgaon court for a …
Four joint owners of agricultural land agreed to sell their shares to two co‑owners, but two owners died and the widow (Respondent No.3) recorded her husband's share in her name. The remaining co‑owners executed a sale deed in favour of the plaintiffs (Respondents Nos.1 & 2) and took possession of …
The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIC) allotted industrial plots to transport entrepreneurs with a condition that units be established within two years, failure of which would lead to cancellation. The parties later executed sale deeds transferring absolute marketable title …
The appellant had mortgaged a marriage hall property and later entered into a sale agreement with respondent No.1, who paid part of the consideration. Disputes arose over the existence of the mortgage and the performance of the contract, leading respondent No.1 to sue for specific performance. The …
The appellants (legal heirs of Krishan Lal) had purchased a 5/16 share of land from respondents 2‑6 for Rs 90,000, took possession and built three shops. Respondents 2‑6 later executed a gift deed in favour of respondent 1 (defendant 6), which the trial court declared void and granted specific …
The respondents filed a suit for possession of land under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, which was decreed ex‑parte. During execution, the appellant objected that the suit was barred by Section 185 of the Delhi Land Reforms Act because the land was agricultural. The executing court held that …
The appellant purchased land from the original owner, Veerabasayya, and was given possession after paying earnest money, but the owner died before the sale deed was executed. The respondents, as legal heirs, sued for a declaration of ownership and possession, and the trial court declared them owners …
The Supreme Court examined a dispute over the trademark "Field Marshal" where the plaintiff sought injunction against the defendants for alleged infringement. The defendants challenged the validity of the plaintiff's trademark and filed rectification applications under the Trade and Merchandise …
The appellant, Kamal Kant Jain, entered into an agreement to purchase a property from the respondent, Surinder Singh, based on an authorisation letter that allowed a power of attorney holder to sell the land. The agreement required payment of earnest money, and both the authorisation letter and the …
The plaintiff (respondent No. I) entered into a genuine sale agreement on 18‑01‑1983 with defendants Nos.1‑5 for a house, paying Rs.1,000 as advance. Instead of executing the sale deed, the defendants sold the same house to defendant No.6 on 09‑02‑1983, relying on a purported earlier agreement dated …
The Supreme Court examined whether non‑intermediary front‑running—where a person receives confidential information about a forthcoming large block trade and trades ahead of it—constitutes a prohibited fraudulent or unfair trade practice under SEBI’s Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade …
Samar Kumar Roy filed a suit under Section 34 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (and Section 38 for injunction) seeking a declaration that his alleged marriage under the Special Marriage Act was void. The plaintiff died during the proceedings and his mother was substituted as his legal representative …
The appellant (buyer) entered into a sale agreement where the seller was obliged to conduct a survey of the land before payment was due. The seller failed to conduct the survey, prompting the buyer to sue for specific performance. The trial court and the first appellate court both decreed specific …
The plaintiff entered into an agreement to sell a property with the first defendant, paying two‑thirds of the price in advance and agreeing that the defendant would execute a General Power of Attorney for the plaintiff's husband. On 13 March 1992 the defendant repudiated this by refusing to register …
The appellant, a co‑sharer of land, entered into a 1995 agreement to sell his share to his elder brother, the respondent, for Rs 5 lakhs, with Rs 4 lakhs paid upfront and the balance to be paid upon execution of the sale deed. The appellant failed to execute the deed and the respondent sued for …
The Supreme Court dismissed appeals concerning the administration of Parish Churches within the Malankara Church, which has been divided between the Patriarch faction and the Catholicos faction. The core dispute was whether the 1934 Constitution of the Malankara Church or individual Udampady …
The appellants (land owners) entered into five sale agreements with Mis. Tanmay Developers, each involving payment of earnest money. The developer failed to obtain sale deeds within the stipulated time, leading the land owners to forfeit the earnest money. After a land acquisition notification in …
The plaintiffs entered into an agreement to purchase 10.75 acres of land, paying earnest money of Rs.50,000 and an advance of Rs.14,50,000, but failed to arrange the balance consideration and were not ready to perform their part of the contract. The trial court and the first appellate court …
The Maharashtra State Cooperative Housing Finance Corporation, a cooperative society, dismissed its employee Prabhakar Sitaram Bhadange for alleged misconduct. Bhadange challenged the dismissal before the Cooperative Court, which the corporation contested on the ground that the Court lacked …
Vasanti purchased a residential property on 26 June 1982 from the heirs of Ramnathan Chettiar and sought a declaration of title and possession. The original occupant, Venugopal (deceased), claimed he had a 1975 agreement of sale with the same owner, had paid part consideration, taken possession and …
The appellant, owner of a Chennai property, entered into a sale agreement with the respondent on 5 March 1989, received more than 50% of the purchase price and promised to execute the sale deed by 31 December 1989. The appellant later refused to execute the deed, prompting the respondent to file a …
The appellants entered into an agreement to sell a residential property to the respondent for Rs 1.60 lakh, receiving Rs 60,000 as advance, with the balance to be paid on execution of the sale deed. The deed was not executed within the stipulated period and the respondent sued for specific …
The plaintiff claimed to have purchased 2.73 acres of land that he said formed part of Survey No. 188 and sought a declaration of title and a mandatory injunction to have his name entered in the revenue records. The trial court and the first appellate court held that the plaintiff had not correctly …
The plaintiff Shailendra Prasad Srivastava filed a suit for declaration of title over certain lands against Baidya Nath Prasad Verma, which the trial court dismissed. The High Court, acting as the first appellate court, reversed the trial court's decision and decreed in favour of the plaintiff, but …
The appellant, Satya Pal Anand, claimed inheritance of a plot allotted to his mother by a housing cooperative society, which after her death unilaterally executed and registered an Extinguishment Deed cancelling the allotment. He entered into a compromise deed receiving Rs.6.5 lakh, but also filed a …
The plaintiff purchased a property from Buchamma, the sole surviving sister of the deceased Balaiah, under a registered sale deed dated 25‑04‑1981. After the widow Yashoda's death, the plaintiff took possession, but Defendant No.3 (Sarojana) evicted him, claiming to be Yashoda's adopted daughter and …
The Delhi Development Authority allotted a lease‑hold plot to the defendant with a condition that the plot could not be transferred for ten years. The defendant executed a receipt‑agreement to sell his rights in the plot to the plaintiff for Rs 4.60 lakh, receiving an initial payment of Rs 2.30 …
The Supreme Court examined a dispute where Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) terminated the LPG distributorship granted to ex‑servicemen respondents under a letter of allotment that referred to a "standard agreement" which was never supplied or executed. The Court held that, because the standard …
The plaintiffs filed a suit under the Specific Relief Act seeking a declaration of title over a property. The defendant sought to prove a disclaimer letter by secondary evidence because the original was allegedly misplaced in the custody of the DEO, Ambala, and submitted a photocopy along with a …
