Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 446 · Decided 4 July 2011
MRS. Saradamani Kandappan v. MRS. S. Rajalakshmi & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 446 · [2011] 8 S.C.R. 874
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7254/2002
- Decided
- 4 July 2011
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Contract Act Section 55
Headnote
C Contract Act 1872: s. 55 - Effect of failure to perform at a fixed time in contracts in which time is essential - Held: In a contract relating to sale of immovable property if time is specified for 0 payment of sale consideration but not in of sale deed, time will become the essence only with reference to payment of sale consideration but not in regard to execution of sale deed - Normally in regard to contracts relating to sale of immovable properties, time is not E considered to be the essence of the contract unless such an
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