Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 91 · Decided 14 February 2003
M.V. Shankar Bhai and ANR. v. Claude Pinto (Since Deceased) BY LRS. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 91 · [2003] 1 S.C.R. 1212
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2148/1998
- Decided
- 14 February 2003
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, AR. LAKSHMANAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Specific Relief Act Section 20; Succession Act Section 211(1), 307(1), 211, 307
Headnote
SHANKAR BHAI AND ANR. v. CLAUDE PINTO (SINCE DECEASED) BY LRS. AND ORS. FEBRUARY 14, 2003 (S.B. SINHA AND DR. AR. LAKSHMANAN, JJ] Specific Pe1for111ance Act, 1963-Section 20-0wner of property executing Will and appointing son as executor to sell property and distribute C proceeds between to ratification by co-heirs-Executor not executing sale deed in terms of agreement-Suit for specific performance of contract-Suit decreed-High Court setting aside the order-On appeal held intention of parties was not D that executor would alienate property as executor of his mother's Will-Also as
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