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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIPIN CHANDER NEGI
Vinay Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Kishori Lal – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. plaintiff's claim for specific performance. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. issues framed for trial court determination. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 3. grounds for appeal by the defendants. (Para 9) |
| 4. application of doctrine of lis pendens. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 5. confirmation of plaintiff's rights to specific performance. (Para 15 , 16) |
JUDGMENT :
Bipin Chander Negi, J.
1. The Appellant is defendant No. 2 before the trial Court. The present appeal has been filed under section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure (for short, CPC), for assailing the judgement and decree dated 28.07.2022 passed by District Judge, Kangra, in Civil Appeal No. 23-D/XIII/2021 whereby Appeal/Cross Objections filed by Respondent No.2 and the present Appellant, respectively against the Judgement and Decree dated 30.09.2021 passed by the learned Senior Civil Judge, Dharamshala in Civil Suit No. 33/14/2011 was dismissed.
2. The plaintiff had initially filed a civil suit in the trial court under Section 10 of the SPECIFIC RELIEF ACT , 1963, seeking a decree for specific performance of a contract dated 03.08.2009 for the sale of land owned by defendant No.1. The suit pertained to Khata No. 224, Khatauni N
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