In a suit for specific performance of a contract, the plaintiff must prove readiness and willingness to perform his part of the contract. The defendant's repudiation of the contract does not relieve the plaintiff from performance of his part of the contract.

( 1 ) THIS is a suit for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of the demarcated eastern portion of premises No. 92 Narkeldanga Main Road measuring about 1 Bigha 10 Cottas 14 Chittaks and 24 Sq. Ft. for the price of Rs. 45,000. 00. This suit was originally filed by the plaintiff against Kashinath Auddy, the vendor, but he having since died, the defendants Nos. 1 and 2 have been substituted in his place. The agreement of which specific performance is asked for is dated April 12, 1954 entered into between the plaintiff and Kashinath Auddy and inter alia, provides as follows: (a) The purchase shall be subject to the approval of the vendor's title to the said property by the purchaser's solicitor Mr. D. C. Dutt. (b) The vendor would deliver or cause to be delivered to the purchaser's solicitor all the title deeds in any way relating to the said property within one month from the date hereof for investigation of title. (c) The vendor would make out at his own cost a good title to the said property and would join at his own cost all necessary parties to the conveyance. (d) The purchase shall be completed within two months from the date of the approval of the vendor's title to the said premises. (e) If the title of the vendor be approved and the vendor fails or neglects or refuses to complete the sale then the vendor shall on demand refund the purchaser's money and shall also pay to the purchaser all losses, damages costs and expenses that the purchaser may incur or put to by reason of such failure on the vendor's part and notwithstanding the right of the purchaser as aforesaid the purchaser would also be at liberty to get the contract specifically performed. . . . . . and deduct all costs of and incidental thereto out of the purchaser's money.

( 2 ) IT is stated that the defendant failed and neglected to carry but the said agreement on his part and/or complete the transaction in terms of the agreement and has since wrongfully repudiated the same and that the plaintiff has been and still is ready and willing to perform his part tinder the said agreement.

( 3 ) THERE are three written statements. The first is by Kashinath Auddy who has since died. His defence, inter alia, is that the plaintiff fraudulently and on false representation procured his signature on the document that it was in respect of a mortgage for Rs. 3,000. 00. He has further stated that only Rs. 1,000. 00 was paid on the execution of the document and the balance sum of Rs. 2,000. 00 has not been paid. His next defence is that the plaintiff's attorney was also his attorney who was a party to or privy to the said purported transaction with full knowledge of all facts. He denied that the plaintiff has been and still is ready and willing to perform his part under the said agreement. He has particularly denied the plaintiff's right to claim specific performance of the purported agreement on the ground that it was procured fraudulently and by making false representation as stated before and that he has avoided the said agreement, He, states that the purported agreement was or otherwise not specifically enforceable; that the suit for specific performance is not maintainable as the plaintiff had not yet approved the defendant's title to the property. The written statements of the other two defendants are on the same line as that of Kashinath and they have also denied that the plaintiff is entitled to specific performance of the purported contract. 3a. The defendant Kuntalmala Dey, in her written statement, has adopted the written statement of Kashinath Auddy, deceased.

( 4 ) IN view of the course this action has taken it is not necessary to deal with the written statements in further details. The nature of the defence will be clearly manifest from the issues raised which are as follows: 1. Was the signature of defendant No. 1 on the agreement for sale dated April 12, 1954 procured in the circumstances stated in paragraph 2 of the written statem