Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 9 -- Specific perfor mance of contract of sale of land - Agreement vague and indefinite - Void - Cannot be enforced under Specific Relief Act - Contract of sale must be definite and precise in a suit for specific performance - No oral evidence admissible to add to terms of contract or agreement - Agreement to sell land contained neither..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 91, 92 -- Agreement of sale of land - Determination of exact location of land - No evidence other than agreement can be taken into consideration - Statements of witnesses to determine land at site - Not admissible...........
Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972, Section 5(1), 4 -- Surplus area declared under Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act - Landowner not divested of ownership of surplus area before enforcement of Punjab Land Reforms Act - Entitled to select permissible area for his family and for each of his adult sons - Au thorities duty bound to re-determine surplus area of landowner under..........
Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953, Section 5B -- Selection of permissible area by landowner - Resettled tenant on surplus area - No locus standi to intrude - Resettled tenant cannot challenge selection of permissible area by landowner...........
Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972, Section 15 -- Scope of - Purchase allowed under Section 15 - Not to affect rights of State - Order passed by Competent Authority under Section 15 - Holds good subject to provisions of Section 10-A(c) of Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act...........
Punjab Town Improvement Trust Act, 1922, Section 36, 42 -- Challenge to notifications on the grounds : (1) notifications issued to peg down prices of land to the date of notification under Section 36; and (ii) major portion of land acquired for use not known - Notification under Section 36 issued in 1971 and notification under Section 42 issued in 1973 - Award by Land..........
Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226, Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 18 -- Alternative remedy - Challenge to acquisition under Punjab Town Improvement Act - Reference already sought for enhancement of compensation - Cannot be said to be alternative remedy - Only adequacy of compensation payable challenged in those proceedings - Challenge in writ petition to..........
East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948, Section 16A -- Subject to provisions of Section 117 Punjab Land Revenue Act - Question of title if arises - Consolidation Authorities cannot decide this question...........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 37, 45, 15, 16 -- Correction of mutation entry - Mutation entry incorporated in Jama-sandi - Parties should be left to approach Civil Court - Illegal transaction when reflected in mutation entry incorporated in Jamabandi - Revenue Authorities cannot ignore - Empowered to delete such entry...........
Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, Section 34, 35, 36, 37 -- Mutation - Incorporation in revenue record of accepted facts or agreements recognised by law - Agreement if illegal and void - No mutation can be entered or attested in respect of such transaction - Mutation attested being illegal - Cannot be maintained - Must be set aside...........
