PANKAJ JAIN
Tara Chand (Deceased) – Appellant
Versus
Krishan Gopal – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Pankaj Jain, J.
Defendant is in second appeal. For convenience, the parties are being referred to by their original position in the suit i.e. the appellant as defendant and respondent No.1 as plaintiff.
2. Plaintiff filed suit for confirmation of possession by way of specific performance of the agreement to sell dated 12.05.2009 qua land measuring 8 Kanals 6 Marlas agreed to be sold in his favour by the defendant for a valuable consideration of Rs.9,55,656.84/- (Rupees Nine Lakh Fifty Five Thousand Six Hundred & Fifty Six And Eighty Four Paise Only).
2.1. As per plaintiff, the defendant agreed to sell aforesaid land in his favour and executed written agreement to sell dated 12.05.2009. At the time of execution of agreement to sell, earnest money of Rs.2 lakh was paid. Agreement to Sell was scribed by Deed Writer Barjinder Mohan Singh Bedi. The same was attested by two witnesses namely Dheeraj Sharma and Gurdass Ram. It was agreed that defendant shall execute registered sale deed in favour of plaintiff on or before 30.12.2009 on receiving balance sale consideration of Rs.7,55,656.84/- (Rupees Seven Lakh Fifty Five Thousand Six Hundred & Fifty Six And Eighty Four Paise Only).
The plaintiff must independently prove both 'readiness' and 'willingness' to perform under Section 16(c) of the Specific Relief Act to succeed in a suit for specific performance.
Continuous readiness and willingness from contract execution to judgment essential for specific performance claims, substantiated evidence is necessary to challenge agreements.
In specific performance cases, the plaintiff must continuously demonstrate financial capacity and willingness to perform contractual obligations for relief, requiring substantial evidence rather than....
The court emphasized the necessity for continuous proof of a party's readiness and willingness to perform contract obligations and that unregistered agreements impacting possession must be duly stamp....
The appellate court emphasized that specific performance requires proof of the plaintiff's readiness and willingness to perform the contract, which was not adequately addressed by the trial Court.
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