The appellant/plaintiff has called in question the judgment rendered by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh dated 01.09.2016 in First Appeal No. 340 of 2003 allowing the appeal preferred by the respondent nos. 1 to 3/defendant nos. 12 to 14 thereby setting aside the judgment and decree dated 25.04.2003 passed by the Trial Court in Civil Suit No. 38-A of 2000.

2. The facts of the case briefly stated, are that the appellant/plaintiff entered into an agreement to sell with respondent no. 4 (acting as Power of Attorney holder of respondents/defendant nos. 2 to 11) for purchase of land admeasuring 145.60 acres bearing Khasra No. 214 to 233 (except Khasra No. 225) and Khasra Nos. 67/1 to 212 situated at village Khirsau, Tehsil Sihora, District Jabalpur, M.P for sale consideration at the rate of Rs.3,000/- per acre, totalling Rs.4,41,000/-. The appellant/plaintiff paid earnest money of Rs.41,000/- on the date of agreement to sell and the balance amount was to be paid on the date of registration of the sale deed which was to be done within six months from the date of agreement.

2.1 On 22.05.1996, the appellant/plaintiff paid an additional amount of Rs.20,000/- for which an endorsement was made