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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA
D. Shivakumar – Appellant
Versus
S. Shyamsunder – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of appeal jurisdiction (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. facts of the agreement and dispute (Para 3 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. trial issues framed by the court (Para 4 , 5 , 9) |
| 4. evidence of signatures and alterations (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 5. service of notice and its validity (Para 14 , 16 , 17) |
| 6. defendant's arguments against agreement's authenticity (Para 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 7. requirement for 'clean hands' in equitable relief (Para 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 8. plaintiff's burden to prove allegations (Para 25 , 26) |
| 9. forensic evidence on signatures and alterations (Para 28 , 29) |
| 10. timing and readiness in execution of sale (Para 32 , 33 , 34) |
| 11. cause of action and legal notice requirements (Para 36 , 37) |
| 12. final judgment on specificity and recovery (Para 39 , 40 , 41 , 42) |
| 13. resolution of appeal with judgement outcome (Para 44 , 45) |
JUDGMENT :
NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA, J.
1. This Appeal is preferred by the Appellant/plaintiff under Section 96 of the Civil Procedure Court, 1908, being aggrieved by the Judgment and Decree, dated 19.07.2004 passed in O.S.No.329 of 1996 by the Additional Judge, City Small Causes Court-cum-VI Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad and set aside the suit with costs.
2. Heard
An agreement of sale executed amidst disputed alterations can still support a recovery claim; however, without proper notice service and readiness for performance, specific performance cannot be gran....
Specific performance is a discretionary remedy, granted only to parties who approach the court with clean hands, and any material alteration in a contract undermines this principle.
The plaintiff failed to establish the existence of a binding contract or prove payment of earnest money for specific performance, leading to the dismissal of his claims.
The court emphasized the importance of matching signatures, entitlement to raise the plea of readiness and willingness despite denying the execution of documents, the effect of material interpolation....
In a suit for specific performance, the Plaintiff must prove the genuineness of the agreement and his readiness to perform, failing which the suit must be dismissed.
Comparison of signatures by Court is always a hazardous course. Court should not as a matter of course loosely resort to application of Section 73 of Indian Evidence Act.
Point of Law : Suit for specific performance and permanent injunction – Agreement of Sale - non mentioning of the correct survey number in the agreement of sale cannot be held to be due to inadverten....
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