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BIREN VAISHNAV, NISHA M. THAKORE
Mohmmadfaruq Abdulhamid Shaikh – Appellant
Versus
Aegue Steel Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Nisha M. Thakore, J.
1. The present appeal is filed by the original plaintiffs-appellants herein under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (for short, “the Code”), being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the order dated 02.04.2024 passed by learned Chamber Judge & Additional City Civil Judge, Ahmedabad below Exh.1 under Order VII Rule 11 (a) and (d) of the Code. By the said order, the learned Civil Judge has suo moto taken cognizance of the maintainability of the suit and after conducting preliminary hearing, has rejected the plaint.
2. The facts, in nutshell, are reproduced hereunder:
2.1 The original plaintiffs have approached the court of learned Additional City Civil Judge by seeking prayer for specific performance and Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter to be referred as “MoU”) dated 16.11.2019 executed between the parties in respect of land being sub-plot no.4 and 4(a) admeasuring 5296 sq. mtr. i.e. 6335 sq. yards of revenue survey no.142 of Mouje-Maninagar, Taluka-Rajpur Hirpur, District-Ahmedabad being part of final plot no.25 admeasuring 22762 sq. mtrs of T.P. Scheme No.9.
2.1(a) The original plaintiffs have sought for direction against the defendants
A suit for specific performance requires a valid written agreement, and claims must be filed within the limitation period; failure to meet these conditions results in dismissal.
Suit for specific performance filed after dismissal of suit for injunction is barred under Order II Rule 2 CPC and deserves to be rejected.
The court determined that a suit for specific performance may not be dismissed under Order VII, Rule 11 if a valid cause of action is pleaded, allowing the case to proceed to trial.
The court reaffirmed that suits for specific performance must be filed within the limitation period, and failure to do so results in dismissal.
The court ruled that a civil suit for specific performance must be filed within three years from the refusal to perform, reinforcing that delay and lack of sufficient pleading detail bar such claims.
The limitation for specific performance suits begins upon notice of refusal to perform, and the plaint must be assessed as a whole to determine if it discloses a valid cause of action.
The court upheld the trial court's rejection of the plaint as time-barred, emphasizing the necessity of timely enforcement of agreements and the court's duty to examine plaints for cause of action.
(1) Rejection of plaint – Rejection of earlier suit under Order VII Rule 11 of CPC does not bar fresh suit on same cause of action provided right of action is not barred by law of limitation.(2) Reje....
A unilateral cancellation of a registered agreement of sale is invalid; the cause of action based on subsequent knowledge and payments keeps the suit within limitation.
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