Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 625 · Decided 2 September 2015
K. Nanjappa (Dead) BY LRS. v. R.A. Hameed Alias Ameersab (Dead) BY LRS. and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 625 · [2015] 11 S.C.R. 822
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8224/2003
- Decided
- 2 September 2015
- Bench
- M.Y. EQBAL, C. NAGAPPAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Specific Relief Act
Headnote
c Specific Relief Act, 1963: D s. 20 - Scope of - Held: s. 20 preserves discretionary power of court- Discretion must be exercised in accordance with sound and reasonably judicial principles. s. 20 - Specific performance of the agreement written in a quarter sheet of paper upon said agreement since the said quarter sheet of paper was produced before the Magistrate in a criminal proceeding - E Correctness of - Held: High Court was not correct in relying upon the document although it was executed on a quarter sheet of paper and not on a proper stamp paper -
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