Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 562 · Decided 29 August 2006
M. Meenakshi and ORS. v. Metadin Agarwal(D) BY LRS. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 562 · [2006] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 505
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2023/2004
- Decided
- 29 August 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, DALVEER BHANDARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Specific Relief Act Section 20
Headnote
B Specific Relief Act, 1963-Section 20-Excess land of defendants vesting with the government by virtue of Land Ceiling Act-During pendency of proceedings, defendants entering into agreement to sell a portion of vacant C land subject to sanction by competent authority-Sanction not granted­ pe1formance of contract as defendants could not pe1form their part of contract in the absence of sanction-Plaintiff only entitled to refund of advance money along with damages-Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Act, 1976. D Order-Void order-Challenge to-Held: Can only be set aside by a
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