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1973 Supreme(Pat) 50

PATNA HIGH COURT
Shambhu Prasad Singh and A.N.Mukharji JJ.
Shiva Narayan Sah
Versus
Baidya Nath Prasad Tiwary
Appeal From Appellate Decree No. 560 of 1969 ;
Decided On : MARCH 02, 1973

Headnote:I. Code of Civil Procedure (Act 5 of 1908) Sec. 100 - Tender of money by plaintiff and refusal by defendant to accept it whether a finding of fact-such finding, whether can be challenged in Second Appeal.

       Held, that, the finding of the courts below that there was tender of money, by the original plaintiff, of the balance of consideration money, and refusal by defendant No. 1 to accept the same is a finding of fact and call not be challenged in Second Appeal .... (Para 7)

       II. Transfer of property Act (4 of 1882) Sec. 55 (5) (b) - Tender of money not accompanied by deposit in court whether a valid tender title whether passes to vendee.

       Sec. 55 (5) (b) or the T.P. Act says that the buyer is bound to pay on tender at the time and place of completing the sale, the purchase money to the seller or such person as he directs. The section does not say that if there is a tender and there is a refusal by the seller the buyer is bound to make a deposit of the purchase money in court. So far sale deeds are concerned, they are to be governed by the provisions of the T.P. Act,

       Held, further, that in the present case there is no substance in the contention that since the vendee did not deposit the balance of the consideration money in court on the alleged refusal by defendant No. 1, it can not be taken to be a valid tender in the eye of law. (Para 8)

       II. C.P.C. Sec. 100 - Appellate Court Judgment of affirmance - Failure on the part of the appellate court to discuss the evidence in detail judgment of appellate court, whether bad.

       In a case where the trial court discussed the evidence of the witnesses in detail and the lower appellate court affirmed the finding of the trial court without discussing the evidence in detail.

       Held, that, the judgment of the lower appellate court cant be said to be bad in law merely on the ground that it has not discussed the evidence of the witnesses in detail on the question of tender of the balance of consideration money. (Para 10).

       IV. T.P. Act (4 of 1882) Sec. 83 - Suit for redemption - mortgagor whether bound to deposit mortgage money in court before instituting the suit - Remedies open to the mortgagor.

       Held, that it is not necessary for a mortgagor to deposit the mortgage money in court before instituting a suit for redemption. Three remedies are open to him; (i) he may tender the mortgage money privately to the mortgagee U/s 60 of the T.P. Act, (ii) he may deposit the money in court u/s 83 of the Act (iii) he may institute a suit for redemption u/s 91 of the Act. He can avail himself of any of these remedies and can not be compelled to resort to anyone of the remedies in particular. A suit for redemption can not fail on the ground of non-deposit of money in court (Para 11)

Judgment

1. This Second Appeal by the defendants is directed against the concurrent judgment of the courts below decreeing the suit of the plaintiffs. The suit was for a declaration that the original plaintiff whose heirs are respondents before this Court acquired valid title to Schedule 1 property by a registered sale deed dated 18th March. 1960 and was entitled to the custody of the registration receipt of the said deed on payment of Rs. 765/- in favour of defendants first party and Rs. 1300.00 in favour of defendants second party. The original plaintiff also sought a direction that defendants second and third parties be ordered to deposit the deed of mortgage by conditional sale and the registration receipt in token of payment of Rs. 1300.00 in court and to give up possession of the disputed property in her favour.

2. The admitted facts are that on 3rd December. 1956 defendant No. 1 executed a deed for Rs. 1300.00 in favour of defendant No. 2 in respect of the disputed property. According to this deed the property was to go back to defendant No. 1 on payment of the amount aforesaid if paid before 13th Baisakh. 1371 Fs (corresponding to 9th May. 1964). If the amount was not paid by that date the property was to become absolute pro-perty of defendant No. 2. On 18th of March. 1960 defendant No. 1 sold the disputed property to the plaintiff under a registered sale deed (Exhibit 5/a) for a consideration of Rs. 3500/-. Out of this Rs. 1200.00 was paid in cash, Rs. 1535/-was left in deposit for payment to different creditors including defendant No. 2 or defendant No. 1 and the remaining amount of Rs. 765/- was to be paid at the time of exchange of equivalents. On 18th of April. 1960 defendant No. 1 by a registered deed cancelled the aforesaid sale deed. On 23rd of April. 1960 he executed another registered sale deed in favour of defendant No. 3. The consideration of this sale deed was also Rupees 3500/-. It may be stated here that defendant No. 3 is the step-mother of defendant No. 2.

3. The main question which arises for decision in the appeal is whether title had passed to the plaintiff before the execution of the sale deed by defendant No. 1 in favour of defendant No. 3 on 23rd of April. 1960. According to the case of the plaintiff, title passed to her with the execution and registration of the sale deed. According to the case of the appellants, title could pass only on payment of full consideration at the time of exchange of equivalents and as full consideration was not paid before the date of cancellation deed or execution of the sale deed in favour of defendant No. 3. the plaintiff could not acquire any title in the property by virtue of Exhibit 5/a. The case of defendant No. 2 further was that the deed dated 3rd December, 1956 was not a deed of mortgage by conditional sale but it was a deed of sale with condition of re-purchase and. therefore, the deed could not be redeemed. It may be stated here that the case of the plaintiff further was that much before the date of cancellation, she had tendered Rs. 765/- to defendant No. 1 and Rs. 1300.00 to defendant No. 2 and they had refused to accept the amount.

4. The courts below have accepted the case of the respondents that title passed to the original plaintiff with the execution and registration of the sale deed. They have further accepted their case that the balance of consideration money of Exhibit 5/a and the mortgage money under the deed dated 3rd December. 1956 was tendered by the original plaintiff in March. 1960 to defendants 1 and 2 respectively and they refused to accept the money. They have further held that the deed dated 3rd December, 1956 was a deed of mortgage by conditional sale and could be redeemed.

5. Mr. S. C. Mukherji. learned counsel for the appellants, has urged three points before us; (i) that according to the terms of Exhibit 5/a, the sale deed dated 18th March. 1960. title could not pass to the vendee until full consideration money was paid; (ii) the cou



















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