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2016 Supreme(Raj) 25

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
VINEET KOTHARI, J.
Kamal Chand (D) through LR's -
Vs.
Ganga Ram S/o Hazari Mal & Ors. -
S.B. Civil First Appeal No.14/1988
Decided On : 1.2.2016

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. D.R. Bhandari, for the appellants/defendants.
Mr. Sundeep Bhandawat, for the respondents/plaintiffs.

Headnote:Specific Relief Act, 1963, Sec. 16 - Specific performance of agreement to sell - Alleged oral agreement - Part of land sold - Advance amount taken by defendant - Held - There was no oral agreement in favour of plaintiffs for transfer of land in their favour - Grant of decree of specific performance for transfer of property in the face of a contrary decree of possession in favour of the defendants/appellants was clearly not fair use of discretion by the learned trial Court - Held - Suit for specific performance deserved to be dismissed.

       Appeal allowed. (Paras 11 & 12)

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JUDGMENT

1. The present first appeal has been filed by the defendants, the legal representatives of late Sh. Kamal Chand, against the respondents/plaintiffs, Ganga Ram and Jagdish, both sons of Sh. Hazari Mal. The suit property is an agricultural land of 2000 square Yards situated at Nagaur, for which a suit for specific performance by the respondents/plaintiffs came to be decreed by the learned Addl. District Judge, Nagaur (for brevity, hereinafter referred to as 'trial court'), namely, Suit No.1/1974-Gangaram & Anr. Vs. LR's of Kamalchand & Anr., on 18.09.1987 on the basis of an alleged oral agreement between the parties, way-back in the year Oct, 1967, to transfer the land in question ad-measuring 2000 square yard @ Rs.8/-per Yard (Gaj.). The findings of the learned trial court in favour of respondents/plaintiffs are quoted herein below for ready reference: -

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