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P. B. BALAJI
Rajini – Appellant
Versus
Annamalai – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Prayer: Second Appeal filed under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure to set aside the Judgment and Decree dated 30.06.2017 made in A.S. No.3 of 2016 on the file of the I Additional District cum Sessions Court, Salem confirming the Judgment and Decree dated 20.03.2015 made in O.S. No.183 of 2004 on the file of the Principal Sub Court, Salem.)
1. The plaintiffs who suffered concurrently before the Courts below in a suit for specific performance are the appellants herein.
2. The parties are described as per their litigative status before the Trial Court.
3. The material facts that are necessary for deciding the above Second Appeal are as follows:
4. The plaintiffs' claim is that he had entered into an agreement of sale with one Ramayammal and her sons, on 25.11.1997, for purchasing 1.3 acres of land, for a total sale consideration of Rs.2,00,000/-. According to the plaintiffs, six months was fixed for completing the transaction and the plaintiffs paid an advance of Rs.1,30,000/- on the date of the sale agreement. It is the further case of the plaintiffs that in and by an endorsement dated 30.04.1998, receipt of a further sum of Rs.35,000/- was acknowledged by the defen
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The court reaffirmed that the terms of a contract must be established by the written document, and oral evidence cannot contradict its terms, as per Sections 91 and 92 of the Evidence Act. Additional....
The main legal point established is that an oral agreement of sale can be enforced through specific performance if the requirements under the law are met, and that a sale deed obtained by misrepresen....
The court held that a plaintiff must prove readiness and willingness in specific performance claims, and doubts regarding the authenticity of an agreement can lead to dismissal.
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