Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 12, Rule 6 -- Judgment on admission - Suit for specific performance - Execution of agreement to sell, payment of earnest money and fixing of date of execution of sale deed admitted - It was the positive case of plaintiffs that they had remained present in the office of Sub-Registrar for execution of sale deed but defendant did not turn up..........
Agreement to sell -- Oral agreement - Agreement to sell does not create any interest in or charge on property - Ownership remains with seller hence, it does not require to be written on paper and it can be oral agreement as well...........
Agreement to sell -- Oral agreement - Oral agreement for sale of immovable property is permissible in the eye of law...........
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..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 39, Rule 1, 2 -- Temporary injunction - Suit for specific performance - Suit land is joint in nature and partition has not yet taken place - Defendant No.2 admitted the case of plaintiff and defendant No.1 stated that agreement is a forged and fabricated document - In respect of contradictory site plans, same is a matter of evidence and..........
Agreement to sell -- Specific performance - Ready and willing - Plaintiff seeking decree of specific performance is required to plead and prove his continuous readiness and willingness dehors objection raised by defendant...........
Agreement to sell -- Specific performance - Ready and willing - Mere presence of plaintiff before Sub Registrar may lead Court to infer willingness of plaintiff but it does not prove his readiness - In order to prove his readiness, plaintiff was required to prove that he possessed financial competency on appointed date i.e., to perform his part - Ingredients of S.16(c) of..........
Agreement to sell -- Validity - Plaintiff discharged his burden by examining attesting witness as well as scribe - However, defendant miserably failed to prove his defence - Plaintiff proved execution of agreement to sell...........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 38, 39 -- Suit for permanent and mandatory injunction - Restraining defendant from alienating plot allotted in lieu of acquisition of land - Agreement of sale executed between plaintiff and respondent and during subsistence of said arrangement, land in question came under acquisition and land vested in State - Once acquisition machinery..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 10 -- Stay of subsequent suit - Petitioners have instituted two civil suits seeking specific performance of distinct agreement to sell pertaining to two separate portions of property in question - Whereas respondents during pendency of said suits seeking possession of same premises filed eviction petition before Rent Tribunal - Questions..........
