Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 114 · Decided 8 May 1980
Manik Chand and ANR. v. Ramachandra Son of Chawriraj
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1980 INSC 114 · [1980] 3 S.C.R. 1104
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1548/1970
- Decided
- 8 May 1980
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, P.S. KAILASAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Contract Act Section 11; Transfer of Property Act
Headnote
1-~ Specific performance-Enforceability of a contract for purchase of property by a guardian for the benefit_ of the 1ninor--Contract Act, Section I I-Section 8 of the Hindu .Winority Act read with Section 55(5)(h) of Transfer of Pro­ perty Act. The appellants-plaintiffs who were minors and guardian with the respondent to purchase a house for a sum of Rs. 11000/-. A sum of Rs. 1000/- was paid as earnest 1noney and the balance was to be paid at thei time· of the registration of thC sale deed. Since the respondent did not carry out his part of the agreement, the appellants
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