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PRANAY VERMA
Tahir Khan – Appellant
Versus
Monesh Kataria – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual basis of the contract dispute (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. arguments regarding the validity of the contract (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. judicial discretion in document discovery (Para 8 , 9) |
| 4. legal requirements for an agreement to be registered (Para 10 , 11) |
| 5. admissibility of unregistered documents in specific performance cases (Para 12 , 13) |
| 6. final ruling on the merit of the petition. (Para 14) |
ORDER :
This petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been preferred by defendants No. 1 and 2/petitioners being aggrieved by the order dated 5-9-2022 passed by the trial Court whereby the application under Order 11, Rule 12 and 14 of the CPC and so also the application under section 33 of the Indian STAMP ACT preferred by defendant No. 1 have been rejected.
2. The plaintiff/respondent No. 1 has instituted an action against the defendants for specific performance of contract dated 3-6-2018 executed in his favour by defendant No. 1, for declaration that the sale deed dated 27-12-2021 executed by defendant No. 1 in favour of defendant No. 2 is null and void and for permanent injunction restraining the defendants from interfering with his possession over the suit land
The trial Court has discretion to deny document production in a specific performance case; unregistered agreements can serve as evidence if possession was not delivered.
An unregistered document can be admissible in a suit for specific performance, and a plaint cannot be rejected solely on the grounds of non-registration or insufficient stamp duty without trial evide....
Unregistered agreements for the sale of property without possession delivery are not conveyances and do not require stamping, valid for evidence in specific performance cases.
Proper stamping and registration are essential for the admissibility of unregistered documents affecting immovable property as evidence in a suit for specific performance. The court has a duty to dec....
The plaintiff must demonstrate both readiness and willingness to perform a contract for specific performance, including financial capacity, and agreements must be duly stamped to be enforceable.
(1) Agreement to Sell – Suit for Specific Performance must be dismissed when it is based on an instrument that is legally inadmissible as evidence – Plaintiff cannot claim relief on the basis of a do....
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