Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 866 · Decided 9 August 1996
Lourdu Mari David and ORS. v. Louis Chinnaya Arogiaswamy and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 866 · [1996] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 540
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 14751/1996
- Decided
- 9 August 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Specific Relief Act Section 20
Headnote
Specific Relief Act, 1963: Sectioll 20. Suit for specific peifonnance-To grallt relief is ill the discretion of the Court-Party lliw seeks to avail of equitable jurisdiction of Court should come to the Cowt with clean hands-Discretion to grant relief should be · exercised by Court on sound agreement-Trial Court found that respolldelltS' I and 2 committed breach of agreemellt but denied relief oil the ground that respondent 3 was a bona fide purchaser without notice of agreemenf-High D Court affinned the finding of Tiial Court and found that petitioner had taken false
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