Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 100 · Decided 28 January 2020

Sukhwinder Singh v. Jagroop Singh & ANR.

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
2020 INSC 100 · [2020] 1 S.C.R. 512
Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 760/2020
Decided
28 January 2020
Bench
R. BANUMATHI, A.S. BOPANNA (2-judge bench)
Outcome
Appeal(s) allowed
Case type
Civil
Acts & sections cited
CPC; Limitation Act Section 5; Specific Relief Act Section 20

Headnote

Specific Relief Act, 1963 - s.20 - Agreement of sale dtd. 03.01.04 executed by defendant no.1 (respondent no.2) in favour of plaintiff (respondent no.1) to sell land - Plaintiff instituted suit seeking possession by way of specific performance alleging that the land was agreed to and he had paid Rs.69,500/- as earnest money - Plaintiff also prayed to set aside sale deed dtd.11.06.04 executed by defendant no.1 in favour of defendant no.2-appellant (purchaser of the property) and in the alternative sought for refund of earnest money and damages- Trial

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