JUDGMENT :

Biren Vaishnav, J.

1. This appeal has been preferred by Bombay Garage (Ahmedabad) Limited and Others who are the original defendants in Civil Suit No. 2515 of 2007. By a judgement and decree dated 25.11.2021 passed by the learned Judge, Court No. 4, City Civil Court, Bhadra, Ahmedabad, the trial court allowed the civil suit in favour of the respondents who are the original plaintiffs. By the judgement and decree under challenge, the appellants were directed to execute a registered sale deed in respect of land bearing Revenue Survey No. 266/17/2, Final Plot No. 332, Town Planning Scheme No. 14, admeasuring 7384 sq. mtrs. situated in the sim of village Dariapur- Kazipur, District Ahmedabad (‘suit property’).

2. Facts in brief are as under:

2.1 It was the case of the original plaintiffs – respondent no. 1 herein before the trial court that by a mutual agreement between the plaintiff and the defendant, the appellant had contracted to sell to the plaintiff – respondent property worth Rs.18,51,00,000/- and an amount of Rs.11,000/- was paid in cash as token earnest money at the time of the agreement.

2.2 According to the respondent – plaintiff, over a period of time, three meetings