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2024 Supreme(P&H) 367

GURBIR SINGH
Sajjan Kumar Duhan – Appellant
Versus
Shehnaz Kaur @ Shehnaaz Gill – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellants : Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Harlove Singh Rajput, Jashandeep Singh Bains.
For the Respondents: Fury Jain, Taranjeet Singh Dosanjh.

Judgement Key Points

Certainly. Based on the provided legal document, here are the key points summarized:

  1. The court emphasized that contracts established through misrepresentation and inequality of bargaining power may be deemed void, and parties may be granted injunctions to prevent irreparable harm (!) (!) .

  2. The plaintiff, a renowned artist, sought a declaration that the agreement with the defendants was void due to misrepresentation, lack of consideration, and unfair terms, and also requested an injunction to prevent the defendants from making ownership claims or defaming her (!) (!) .

  3. The agreement in question was effective for five years, restricting the plaintiff from singing or recording for any other concern without the defendants' permission, and included a negative covenant that limited her professional activities during and possibly beyond the term (!) (!) .

  4. The plaintiff rescinded the agreement in December 2020, asserting it was obtained through misrepresentation and was unfairly unilateral, and she worked independently for over two years without interference from the defendants (!) (!) .

  5. The defendants contended that the agreement was valid, signed with consideration, and that the plaintiff’s actions post-agreement indicated acceptance. They also argued that certain restrictions were lawful and that the agreement was not void (!) (!) .

  6. The appellate court found that the defendants' actions—such as sending emails to third parties claiming ownership—damaged the plaintiff’s reputation and caused irreparable harm. It held that the agreement was likely rescinded and that the plaintiff had a prima facie case for an injunction, which was rightly granted (!) (!) .

  7. The trial court had dismissed the plaintiff’s application for temporary injunction, citing the potential validity of the agreement and lack of prima facie case, but the appellate court reversed this decision, considering the unfairness and the plaintiff’s rescission of the contract (!) (!) .

  8. The court noted that the agreement contained unfair and one-sided terms, and that the plaintiff’s silence and continued work over two years implied acceptance of rescission. The balance of convenience favored the plaintiff, as she would suffer irreparable harm if restrained from working (!) (!) .

  9. The court concluded that the revision petition lacked merit and dismissed it, affirming the appellate court’s order for injunction and the findings that the agreement was likely rescinded and invalid due to unfairness and misrepresentation (!) .

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JUDGMENT :

GURBIR SINGH, J.

1. Challenge in the present revision petition is to the order dated 29.08.2023, passed by learned Additional District Judge, SAS Nagar (Mohali) (for brevity – Appellate Court), thereby allowing appeal filed by the respondent/plaintiff against the order dated 17.05.2023, passed by learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), SAS Nagar (Mohali) (for brevity – Trial Court), dismissing the application filed by the respondent under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 CPC.

2. The respondent before this Court namely Shehnaz Kaur @ Shehnaaz Gill is the plaintiff/applicant before the learned Trial Court and petitioners herein are the defendants/respondents. However, in order to avoid confusion, the parties hereinafter shall be addressed as per their original status in the suit before the learned Trial Court.

3. Plaintiff Shehnaz Kaur @ Shehnaaz Gill filed suit for declaration that the Agreement dated 25.09.2019, executed between the plaintiff and defendants is void and unenforceable and for permanent injunction restraining the defendants or their agents from raising any ownership claims/conflicts over the works, performances or other related projects/ activities, authored/performed by

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