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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
GAURI GODSE
Fakira Rambhau Shewale Since deceased Through his legal heirs – Appellant
Versus
Vasant Narayan Rane Since, Deceased through his legal heirs – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. context of second appeal for specific performance based on agreements. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. arguments against the readiness and willingness of the plaintiff to perform. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 3. court's reasoning on contract obligations and implications. (Para 21 , 25 , 33) |
JUDGMENT :
Gauri Godse, J.
BRIEF FACTS:
1. This second appeal is preferred by the defendants to challenge the concurrent judgments and decrees passed for specific performance of the agreement to sell the suit property. The Trial Court decreed the suit, directing defendant no.1 (appellant no.1) to execute a sale deed in favour of respondent no. 1(plaintiff) and hand over possession of the suit property to the plaintiff. All the defendants challenged the Trial Court’s decree by filing the first appeal in the district court. The first appeal is dismissed, and the Trial Court’s judgment and decree is confirmed. The present respondents are the heirs and legal representatives of the deceased plaintiff.
2. The second appeal is admitted vide order dated 29th July 1992 on the questions of law framed in grounds (C), (F)and (G), which read as under:
“(1) Whether both the Courts were justified in decreeing the su
The court upheld specific performance of a contract where the plaintiff proved payment despite the defendant's encumbrance issues, establishing that time was not of the essence in performance.
The grant of specific performance is discretionary, considering undue hardship to subsequent bona fide purchasers, outweighing the plaintiff's claim based on a disputed agreement.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that a suit for specific performance can be filed only against the persons who have entered into a sale agreement, and the necessity of parties in ....
The court affirmed that a plaintiff seeking specific performance must prove a valid agreement and readiness to perform, which was not established in this case.
The court upheld the agreement to sell's execution and the plaintiff's readiness to perform the contract. Specific performance granted with enhanced consideration due to market changes reflecting the....
Point of law: specific performance of oral Agreement of sale – Not proved - In a case of specific performance of contract, a greater degree of certainty is required and it demands a clear, definite a....
The plaintiff must prove continuous readiness and willingness to perform a contract for specific performance, which was not established in this case due to the failure to show evidence of intention a....
Specific performance requires continual readiness and willingness to fulfill contractual obligations; consent from co-owners must be secured for the contract to be enforceable.
(1) Suit for specific performance cannot be dismissed on sole ground of delay or laches.(2) Escalation of prices cannot be sole ground to deny specific performance.(3) Once suit for specific performa....
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