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2019 Supreme(Chh) 5

IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
Ram Prasanna Sharma, J.
Bahadur Yadav – Appellant
Versus
Sunder Ram Ahir – Respondent
First Appeal No. 485 of 1999
Decided On : 29-03-2019

Advocates Appeared:
Nishikant Sinha, Sharmila Singhai, Ravish Verma, V.B. Singh.

Headnote:

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Section 96 - Transfer of Property Act, 1882 - Section 54 - Specific Relief Act, 1963 - Section 19 (b) - Agreement for sale of land - Suit for specific performance - Suit was filed because the appellants are not bona fide purchasers - Held, Looking to the entire evidence, the trial Court opined that respondents No. 1 and 2 were willing to perform their part of contract and the appellants are not bona fide purchasers because they had knowledge regarding previous contract and they instigated to sell the land in their favour for more price, therefore, augment advanced on behalf of the appellants that they are bona fide purchasers is not sustainable - Appeal dismissed

JUDGMENT :

Ram Prasanna Sharma, J.

1. This appeal is preferred under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 against the judgment/decree dated 13.8.1999 passed by the Additional District Judge, Manendragarh, Dist. Korea (CG) in Civil Suit No. 10-A/96 wherein the said court decreed the suit for specific performance of contract filed by the respondents No. 1 and 2/plaintiffs against the appellant/respondent and for injunction regarding the land bearing Khasra No. 77, 87, 88, 94, 96, 102, 106 area 0.56, 0.57, 0.13, 0.04, 0.06, 0.80, 0.35 total 2.9 acres situated at village Akharadnand.

2. As per version of the plaint, appellants and the respondents No. 1 and 2 entered into agreement for sale of land in dispute for cash consideration of Rs. 60,000/-. One agreement was executed on 21.4.1995 and Rs. 17000/- was paid to respondent No. 3. Rs. 30,000/- was to be paid within three months and rest of Rs. 13,000/- at the time of execution of sale deed. Respondent No. 3 did not execute the sale deed in favour of respondents No. 1 and 2 in-spite of their readiness and willingness to perform their part of contract and both respondents objected in the office of Sub Registrar for stopping the respondent No. 3 to execute the sale deed in favour of others, but on 18.1.1996 respondent No. 3 executed sale deed in favour of the appellants that is why suit was filed because the appellants are not bona fide purchasers. The trial Court decreed the suit as mentioned above.

3. Learned counsel for the appellant would submit as under:

(i) Pleading in the plaint does not show readiness and willingness on the part of the respondents No. 1 and 2 and same is not confirmed to the requirements prescribed in Form 47 & 48 of the first Schedule, therefore, finding of the trial Court is not sustainable.

(ii) Respondents No. 1 and 2 did not pay Rs. 30,000/- which was to be paid within a period of three months from the agreement dated 21.4.1995 which shows that they were not ready and willing to perform their part of contract.

(iii) Respondents No. 1and 2 gave up their claim as they had no money to perform their part of contract. No agreement was subsisting on the date of sale deed executed in favour of the appellant by the respondent No. 3.

(iv) Appellants had no knowledge about contract between respondents No. 1 and 2 with respondent No. 3. Respondents No. 1 and 2 were not in possession of land in question, therefore, finding of the trial court in this regard is not proper.

4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State would submit that the finding of the trial court is based on proper marshalling of the evidence which does not call for any interference by this court while invoking jurisdiction of the appeal.

5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record in which judgment and decree has been passed.

6. The first question for consideration of this court is whether respondent No. 3 entered into agreement with respondents No. 1 and 2 to sell the land in question for cash consideration of Rs. 60,000/-. From the oral evidence adduced by both sides and agreement to sell of land (Ex.P/2), it is established before the trial Court that there was an agreement between the parties. Sukhal Ahir/respondent No. 3 (DW-1) deposed before the trial Court that (Para 10) that not only he entered into agreement to sell, but also delivered possession of land to respondent No. 1 Sunder Ram Ahir who was cultivating e same land. Looking to the entire evidence, the trial court is right in holding that there was contract between respondent No. 3 Sukhal Ahir and respondents No. 1 and 2 to sell the land in question.

7. From the evidence of respondents No. 1 and 2 side, it is established that one notice was given to Sub Registrar dated 12.1.1996 that respondents No. 1 and 2 are willing to pay the entire sum to Sukhal Ahir for execution of sale deed and sale deed should not be executed for some other persons. It is further pleaded in that the respondents No. 1 and 2 wer







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