Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 9 -- Restoration of suit dismissed in default - Dismissal of suit on account of default should fall in the category of exceptions - Courts are expected to decide the litigation after examining evidence led by parties on merits...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 9 -- Restoration of suit dismissed in default - Application for restoration was filed within 15-16 days - Dispute in question relates to immovable property - Plaintiff is resident of UK and in such circumstances, it is difficult for him to supervise progress of litigation on each and every date of hearing - Suit restored...........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 31, 34 -- Suit for cancellation of sale deed - Where suit is filed by executants for annulment/cancellation of registered instrument, such suits are governed by S.31 of the Act - However, if a non-executant wishes to claim that instrument is bad due to any other reason, then he is required to file a suit for grant of a decree of..........
Agreement to sell -- Specific performance - Where substantial part of sale consideration is paid when suit agreement is executed or at any time before action is brought, discretion generally ought not be exercised against granting specific performance u/s 20 of Specific Relief Act...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 4 -- Promissory note - Unconditional undertaking - Defendant has given an unconditional undertaking that he would repay the amount without raising any objections and failure to make the payment, discretion is given to payer to recover it by initiating proceedings against properties held by defendant/maker - Unconditional..........
Agreement to sell -- Specific performance - Readiness and willingness - Plaintiff being agreement holder has parted with Rs.13,00,000 out of 23,00,000 and remains silent for a period of 2-1/2 years after defendant sends a reply notice stating that he is not in a position to convey good title in respect of one of items of suit property - There is absolutely no answer on..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 100 -- Second appeal - Suit for permanent prohibitory injunction - Encroachment - Plaintiff had come with a specific case that defendant had encroached upon his land - Repeated directions were issued to plaintiff and matter was adjourned to enable plaintiff to produce relevant record before Local Commissioner - When plaintiff failed to..........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34 -- Suit for declaration of title - In a dispute with respect to determination of title, merely pointing out the lacunae in the defendant's title would not suffice - In such a suit, burden of proof rests on the shoulders of plaintiff to reasonably establish the probability of better title...........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 34, 38 -- Suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction - Plaintiff led in evidence records of rights in an attempt to establish his title - Such records would not counter the proof of occupancy rights furnished by defendant - Plaintiff failed to produce a single document of title in respect of suit property - Burden of proof..........
Partition suit -- Necessary party - Where a person in a suit for partition is interested in its result and is entitled to a share, he must be regarded as a necessary party...........
