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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
NIDHI GUPTA
Surjit Singh – Appellant
Versus
Shashi Bala – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. application for record admission. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. trial court's decision and defendants' appeal. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. appellants dispute interest obligation. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. contractual obligations and interest implications. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 5. necessity of proving readiness for contractual remedies. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 6. respondent's claim of ownership absence affects contract. (Para 11 , 12 , 14) |
| 7. legal precedence on readiness and performance in contracts. (Para 15 , 18) |
| 8. consequences of non-disclosure in pleadings. (Para 19 , 21) |
| 9. court's authority on interest and its equitable nature. (Para 22 , 23) |
| 10. foundational implications of property ownership on sale agreements. (Para 25 , 26) |
| 11. final determination and relative rights concerning interest. (Para 36 , 39) |
JUDGMENT :
NIDHI GUPTA, J.
CM-4766-C-2024
1. This is an application under Section 151 CPC for placing on record the copy of Agreement to Sell dated 24.07.2008 as Annexure A-1.
Heard.
Application is allowed; and the said document is taken on record as Annexure A-1, subject to all just exceptions. Registry is directed to tag the same at appropriate place.
RSA-3845-2023 (O&M)
The defendants No.1 and 2 are in second appeal agains
To claim interest on earnest money refunds, a plaintiff must demonstrate readiness and willingness to perform contractual obligations, paralleling the obligations of the other party, with the court e....
Specific performance requires continuous proof of readiness and willingness, which was found lacking in this case, leading to a dismissal of the claim.
Point of Law : Agreement of Sale - On the basis of such admission, though the Court denied the specific performance, has granted relief of recovery of such amount from the defendant.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the failure of one party to perform its obligations under a reciprocal contract precludes that party from claiming performance of the reciproc....
(1) Though, principle that time is not essence of contract in a suit for specific performance of immovable property deserves its consideration in appropriate cases, said principle cannot be applied a....
The court affirmed that time is the essence of a contract for the sale of immovable property, requiring the plaintiff to prove readiness and willingness to perform, which he failed to do.
The court upheld that non-fulfillment of contractual obligations justified the forfeiture of earnest money, affirming the agreement's explicit terms regarding readiness to perform.
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