Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 395, 506, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cheating - Dispute pertaining to sale of motor vehicle by complainant to appellants and non-payment of remainder amount - Dispute is of civil in nature - Continuation of a dispute pertaining to payment of money and handing over of possession of motor vehicle, would be an..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 102 -- Onus to prove - Joint Family Property - Sale by Karta - Onus to prove that a sale made by Karta on behalf of other coparceners of HUF for legal necessity lies on alienee/purchaser - However, onus of proof on stranger/purchaser cannot run counter to principle of reverse burden enshrined in S.106 of the Act and saddle him with liability to..........
Hindu Law -- Joint Family Property - Alienation by Karta - Karta sold the suit property to defendant No.5 to meet expenses of marriage of daughter i.e due to legal necessity - Money receipts for sale consideration were signed by two of coparceners, as well as wife of Karta and daughter, whose marriage expenses are stated to be reason for sale - These circumstances..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Additional evidence - Documents proposed to be produced as additional evidence are only certified copy of sale deed and revenue record which are per se admissible - Application allowed...........
Commercial Courts Act, 2015, Section 2(1)(c)(vii) -- Commercial dispute - No dispute regarding agreement relating to immovable property - There is no pleading to the effect that immovable property is being used exclusively in trade or commerce - Civil Court thus, has jurisdiction to decide the suit for declaration on basis of registered sale deed...........
Limitation Act, 1963, Article 59 -- Limitation - Suit for declaration that sale deed in question is null and void - Plaintiff had never executed sale deed in first place as it was proved that it was not her thumb impression that was affixed therein - She had not received sale consideration - In such circumstances and in absence of sale consideration being tendered, sale..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Article 65 -- Limitation - Suit for declaration that sale deed in question is null and void - Plaintiff had claimed relief of joint possession - Sale deed in question was void - Plaintiff could not be said to have executed sale deed - Therefore, plaintiff could indeed have maintained an action to obtain possession of property on the basis of her title..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 39 -- Suit for mandatory injunction seeking direction to defendant to execute sale deed in favour of plaintiff on the basis of agreement to sell in his favour - Plaintiff filed suit for mandatory injunction instead of suit for specific performance as such suit is not maintainable - Furthermore defendant Nos.1 & 2 executed sale deed in..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 1, Rule 10 -- Impleadment of a party - Suit for specific performance - Petitioners claimed that prior agreement to sell was executed in their favour before execution of present agreement to sell - Certain portions of land are also stated to have transferred to them by way of different sale deeds - Some litigation is stated to be pending..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 41, Rule 6 -- Stay of execution - Petitioner filed appeal during pendency of execution of judgment and decree - However, property of petitioner is attached which amounts to security in execution - Once property of petitioner is attached, he cannot alienate or sell the same - Further on the day of dismissal of application U.O.41.R.6 CPC,..........