Supreme Court of India

Desh Raj v. Balkishan (d) through Proposed Lr Ms. Rohini

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Bench S.A. Bobde, B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant JJ.
Decided 20 January 2020

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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or. VIII, r. 1 – Timeline for filing written statement in non-commercial disputes – Agreement to sell entered on 17.03.2017 between the appellant and the respondent, who are brothers, for sale of one floor of the ancestral property for Rs. 7.5 lakhs – Rs.1 lakh paid as earnest money to the appellant – Agreement not honoured – Respondent filed suit inter alia for specific performance – Appellant’s opportunity of filing written statement was closed and defence struck off owing to repeated delays and non-adherence of deadlines – High Court summarily dismissed the…

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