Supreme Court · 1991 INSC 78 · Decided 15 March 1991
Gurmukh Singh v. Amar Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1991 INSC 78 · [1991] 1 S.C.R. 885
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1335/1977
- Decided
- 15 March 1991
- Bench
- N.M. KASLIWAL, K. RAMASWAMY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Contract Act Section 23
Headnote
Indian Contract Act, 1872: Szction 23-Contract opposed to )'public policy-What is-Agreement to purchase property in public auction and thereafter convey half the property-Specific performance of-Whether enforceable. The respondent filed a suit for specific performance of an agre~­ ment of sale pate, on their behalf in a public auction to purchase the evacuee pro- y perty and the appellant would convey half the property purchased thereat and in furtherance of that he had contributed his share, but the appellant who became the highest bidder and got a sale certificate issued
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