Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 323 · Decided 8 August 2012
Rattan Lal (Since Deceased) Through His Legal Representatives v. S.N. Bhalla & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 323 · [2012] 8 S.C.R. 100
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5787/2012
- Decided
- 8 August 2012
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, JASTI CHELAMESWAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Specific performance - Agreement to sell - Payment of C earnest money - As per clause of the agreement, if permission for transfer not granted within a specific time, the vendors had the option to determine the agreement - Permission not granted - Vendor determined the the earnest money - Purchaser by a letter D telling the vendors that they were willing to purchase the property even beyond the stipulated period and telling that they accepted the earnest money under protest - Suit for specific performance of the agreement - Dismissed by trial court - Order
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