RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Sunil Kumar Garg, J.
Dhudi W/o Rupa Jat - Appellant
Versus
Nand Ram S/o Virama Ram Jat & anr. - Respondent
S.B. Civil Regular First Appeal No. 73 of 1985.
Decided On : 3-05-2000
specific performance - civil - [Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 16(c)] - [Summary of Acts and Sections: The court discussed the Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 16(c) and highlighted the principles for granting relief of specific performance, emphasizing the need for certainty, fairness, and the plaintiff's continuous readiness and willingness to perform the essential terms of the contract. The court also emphasized the importance of the plaintiff coming with clean hands and the absence of laches on the plaintiff's part. The court found that the plaintiff failed to prove continuous readiness and willingness and did not come with clean hands, leading to the dismissal of the suit.]
Fact of the Case:
The plaintiff filed a suit for specific performance and permanent injunction against the defendants, alleging that an agreement was executed in his favor for the sale of certain land, but the defendants contested the existence of the agreement and the possession of the land.
Finding of the Court:
The court found that the agreement was never executed by the deceased in favor of the plaintiff, and the possession as alleged by the plaintiff was never given by the deceased to the plaintiff. The court also found that the plaintiff failed to prove continuous readiness and willingness and did not come with clean hands.
Issues: The issues included the existence of the agreement, possession of the land, and the plaintiff's continuous readiness and willingness to perform the essential terms of the contract.
Ratio Decidendi: The court's decision was based on the failure of the plaintiff to prove the existence of the agreement and continuous readiness and willingness, as well as the absence of clean hands on the part of the plaintiff.
Final Decision: The first appeal of the appellant-defendant No. 2 was allowed, and the judgment and decree passed by the lower court were set aside, leading to the dismissal of the suit filed by the plaintiff-respondent No. 1 against the defendants.
The plaintiff-Nand Ram filed a suit for specific performance and permanent injunction against bath defendants in the Court of District Judge, Balotra on 28.8.1982 alleging that on 26.1.1981, the husband of defendant No. 1-deceased-Kheta (hereinafter referred to as 'the deceased') executed an agreement Ex. 1 in favour of the plaintiff, by which he agreed to sell Khasra No. 34 measuring 66 bighas 7 biswas and Khasras No. 32 & 33 for Rs. 12,000/- to the plaintiff and out of that Rs. 12,000/-, Rs. 10,000/- were taken by the deceased as advance and it was agreed that rest of the amount of Rs. 2,000/- will be paid by the plaintiff to deceased within six months and, thereafter, the registered sale deed would be executed but the possession of the land was given to the, plaintiff on the date of execution of agreement Ex. 1. The plaintiff requested two three times to deceased for making the registry, in pursuance of agreement Ex. 1, but it was not done by the deceased and after seven months from the date of execution of agreement Ex. 1, deceased died and after his death, defendant No. 1 became heir of the deceased and the plaintiff also requested defendant No. 1 for making the registry in favour of the plaintiff, in pursuance of agreement Ex. 1, but she also did not do so. It is further alleged that defendant No. 2 is the sister-in-law of defendant No. 1 and defendant No. 1 made a gift deed on 9.6.1982 and the land which was agreed to be sold by deceased to plaintiff was also given by defendant No. 1 to defendant No. 2 through the said gift deed and the same has been registered and since they were threatening the plaintiff to disposes him from the disputed land, therefore, he has filed this suit for permanent injunction and also with the prayer that the defendants be directed to get the sale deed registered in pursuance of agreement Ex. 1.
The suit of the plaintiff was contested by the defendant No. 2 by filing a written statement in the lower Court on 15.7.1983 alleging :
(i) That no agreement Ex. 1 was executed by deceased in favour of the plaintiff and the said agreement is a forged one;
(ii) That the land in question is still in the possession of the defendant No. 2 and it was never given to the plaintiff and the case of the plaintiff that he is in possession of the disputed land is totally false one.
(iii) That the plaintiff has never said either to defendant No. 1 or defendant No. 2 for getting the sale deed registered in his favour.
(iv) That the defendant No. 1, who is the owner of the disputed land, has made a gift deed on 9.6.1982 in favour of the defendant No. 2 in respect of disputed land and since 9.6.1982, defendant No. 2 has been in possession of the disputed land.
(v) That when the plaintiff is not in possession of the disputed land, no question of dispossessing him arises.
(vi) That the stamp of agreement Ex. 1 was never purchased by deceased, but it was purchased by PW 3.
Note:-That deceased is the nephew of PW 3 Harupa Ram.
(vii) that though stamp was purchased on 8.1.1981, the agreement was executed on 26.1.198
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