HARJIT SINGH BEDI, J.

1. On 18/12/1978, Col. Sukhdev Singh, father of the then minor Gurpreet Singh, moved a petition under S. 8 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, for the grant of permission for the sale of H. No.1577, Sector18D, Chandigarh, belonging to the appellant. Vide order dated 11/04/1979, this petition was allowed by the Senior Subordinate Judge, Chandigarh and permission was granted to Col. Sukhdev Singh, acting on behalf of the minor to sell the property in question. As a sequel to the permission having been granted, Col. Sukhdev Singh, as guardian of the appellant, entered into an agreement with the respondent on 4/06/1979 for the sale of the house for Rs. 2,85,000.00 The agreement of sale fixed the schedule of payment as also the date by which the sale deed was to be executed. It appears from the evidence on record that the respondent in order to comply with the conditions of the agreement made arrangements for the payment of the sale price and was willing to have the sale deed executed. It has also come in evidence that Col. Sukhdev Singh, on the other hand seems to have developed some reservation with regard to the proposed sale, with the resu