Agreement to sell -- Breach of agreement - Refund of advance amount - Execution and contents of agreement unequivocally admitted by defendant in his evidence - Case projected by defendant that plaintiff was aware of encumbrance on suit property from inception was nothing but an afterthought, devised solely to defeat plaintiff's legitimate claim for refund - More so, upon..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 28 -- Scope - Operation of S.28 of the Act ceases after execution of sale deed...........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 28 -- Rescission of contract - Relief of rescission of contract can be sought by a transferee pendente lite and while deciding such application, Court only decides antecedent rights - Fact that such right of rescission is sought after execution of sale deed in favour of original plaintiff is a fact fatal for the applicant...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Suit filed by plaintiff claiming natural succession whereas defendants were claiming title over suit property on basis of Will - Plaintiffs only sought formal amendment in respect of cause of action by stating that cause of action will start from death of testatrix and not from date of execution of Will,..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 153 -- Amendment of execution petition - In the interest of justice amendment in execution petition is permissible...........
Will -- Execution - Affidavit of examination-in-chief - Sole attesting witness examined in Court admitted that his chief affidavit i.e. examination-in-chief was not recorded under his instructions nor does he know the contents of his examination-in-chief, evidentiary value of his statement in cross-examination is seriously dented - Such evidence does not inspire..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 21, Rule 90 -- Execution - Auction sale - Setting aside - Sale made without notice to judgment debtor is a nullity, as it divests judgment debtor of his right, title and interest in his property without an opportunity - Omission of service of notice on judgment debtor, would render void the action taken and the sale in pursuance thereof...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 21, Rule 90 -- Execution - Auction sale - Setting aside - Before depriving a judgment debtor of remedy U.O.21.R.90 CPC, it must be seen whether he had notice from executing Court and still acquiesced, by taking no action before date of sale, and if so, he would then be precluded from assailing its legality or correctness thereafter...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 21, Rule 90 -- Execution - Auction sale - Setting aside - JD failed to raise a material irregularity in the context of O.21.R.66(2)(a) CPC at the appropriate stage, i.e., with regard to sale of a part of property being sufficient to satisfy decree - It is not open to JD to now raise such a belated plea and blithely place burden on the..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 47, Order 21, Rule 2 -- Execution - Payment of decretal amount out of Court - Application seeking certification of satisfaction of decree - Once DH admits his signatures on receipt acknowledging full and final payment, evidentiary burden stands duly discharged - Admission is the best evidence against maker and unless satisfactorily..........
