Agreement to sell -- Specific performance - Time essence of contract - Clauses in agreement in the nature of reciprocal promises - Promise made by seller in clause 5 has to be performed first that title documents have to be obtained from mortgagee after mortgage is cleared - It is only then balance consideration for sale has to be paid - Time thus, was not essence of..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 39, Rule 1, 2 -- Temporary injunction - Title to property can only be incidentally gone into in a suit for injunction and a detailed examination on question of title is normally not undertaken in a suit for injunction, more particularly in an application for temporary injunction - Since both the Courts have concurrently found plaintiffs..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 26, Rule 9 -- Local Commissioner - Evidence of Commissioner itself is not proof of title...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 9, Punjab Package Deal Properties (Disposal) Act, 1976, Section 16 -- Jurisdiction - Jurisdiction of Civil Court to try matter, was not opposed by appellants during course of arguments, which is reflected in judgment passed by Trial Court - Where question of title to property is involved, it cannot be said that jurisdiction of Civil..........
Mitakshara Law -- Co-parcenary property - Alienation by Karta without legal necessity - Onus was on alienee/respondent to prove that there was a legal necessity or benefit to estate or she had made bonafide enquiries - Respondent completely failed to discharge said burden - More so, sale deeds were without any consideration - Sale deeds in favour of respondents set aside -..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 23, Rule 3 -- Compromise - Joint family property - Property inherited from father by his sons becomes joint family property in the hands of sons - Sons sold the property to defendant with clause of re-conveyance in the event of further sale - Property further sold by defendant - If subject property stands reassumed in its original..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 11, Order 7, Rule 11 - - Res judicata - Title of suit is already decided between parties in earlier suit - Present suit is thus, barred by res judicata - Even otherwise, suit is filed against dead person which is nullity - Plaint rejected...........
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 38 -- Permanent prohibitory injunction - Dispute regarding water source - Plaintiffs or other villagers are neither in possession of disputed source nor having any title qua same - Rather disputed source/property belongs to State and as such no injunction if any could be granted against true owners, who otherwise have not denied right if..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - Non-disclosure of cause of action - Partition suit - Suit property is in the custody of defendant, who claimed to have purchased it under a registered sale deed - Said sale deed is however, challenged by plaintiffs who claimed that it was obtained by impersonation - Whether the property belongs to..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 96 -- First Appeal - Decree for specific performance - Decree put into execution - Entire proceedings of trial including examination of two witnesses and final arguments completed within a period of 31 days from date civil Court recorded that defendant/appellant did not have written statement to file - Defendant is categorical in his..........
