Supreme Court of India

Vijay A. Mittal & Ors. v. Kulwant Rai (dead) Thr. Lrs. & Anr.

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Bench Abhay Manohar Sapre and Indu Malhotra JJ.
Decided 28 January 2019

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We are of the view that the appellants (defendants) have failed to make out any case so as to call for any interference in the impugned judgment.

Judgment, page 12

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Suit – Specific performance of agreement – Agreement dated 12.06.1979 between the plaintiffs-respondents and the defendant no.1 (now represented by his legal representatives, appellant nos. 1 to 4 and 7) for sale of the suit property for Rs.46,000/- – Plaintiffs filed suit for specific performance alleging that they paid earnest money to defendant no.1 and were ready to perform their part of the agreement, however defendant no.1 sold the suit property to defendant nos.2 and 3 (appellant nos.5 & 6, respectively) for Rs.48,000/- – Trial Court though held that the plaintiffs were ready and…

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