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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR
C.M. Divakaran [Died] S/o Madhavan – Appellant
Versus
K.S. Balan S/o Sreedharan – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
C. PRATHEEP KUMAR, J.
1. The plaintiff in OS. No.155/2012 on the file of Sub Court, Kattappana is the appellant. (For the purpose of convenience, the parties are hereafter referred to as per their rank before the trial court).
2. The plaintiff filed the suit for specific performance of an agreement for sale dated 23.12.2005 and in the alternative for return of advance amount. According to the plaintiff, the defendants agreed to sell the plaint schedule property, which the defendants are entitled to as per the final decree proceedings in I.A. No.677/2003 in OS No.29/2000 pending before the Sub Court, Kattappana, to the plaintiff for a consideration of Rs.20,00,000/- As per the agreement, the plaintiff paid an advance amount of Rs.2,00,000/- to the defendants. As per the agreement, the balance consideration is to be paid and the sale deed is to be executed within a period of six months. It was also agreed that in case of any unexpected delay in passing the final decree, the agreement is to be performed within a period of three months after passing of the final decree.
3. According to the plaintiff, on the date of agreement itself, the plaintiff was put in possession of the pla
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