IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 22.01.2026 Roopa Mehra @ Rukmani ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Shyam Bhardwaj ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Rajesh Arora, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Sandeep Jasuja, Advocate for the respondent.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

Defendant is in Second Appeal against the judgment of reversal; whereby suit filed by the plaintiff/respondent for specific performance, has been decreed by the First Appellate Court for specific performance.

2. The pleaded case of the plaintiff/respondent is that the defendant, being owner in possession of the suit house had entered into an Agreement to Sell dated 21.11.2005 with the plaintiff for a total sale consideration of Rs.2 lacs. At the time of execution of agreement, the plaintiff alleged to have paid ₹10,000/– to the defendant in cash as earnest amount. A further payment of ₹40,000 in cash and ₹1,00,000 is alleged to have been made to the defendant at time of execution of subsequent Agreement to Sell on 16.12.2005. In this manner, the plaintiff had paid earnest money of Rs.1,50,000/- in separate instalments. Target date for execution of Sale Deed was set for 2