Agreement to Sell

Supreme Court settles the enforceability of an Agreement to Sell when buyer accepts refund of earnest money: Sangita Sinha vs. Bhawana Bhardwaj (2025) INSC 450 (04 April 2025)

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Introduction Date of the Judgment: 04 April 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 450 Judges: Dipankar Datta, J, Manmohan, J Can a buyer still demand the execution of a sale deed if they’ve already taken back a large part of the initial payment? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question in a case concerning […]

Supreme Court settles the enforceability of an Agreement to Sell when buyer accepts refund of earnest money: Sangita Sinha vs. Bhawana Bhardwaj (2025) INSC 450 (04 April 2025) Read Post »

Supreme Court orders fresh trial on readiness and willingness in specific performance suit: V.S. Ramakrishnan vs. P.M. Muhammed Ali (2022) INSC 981 (09 November 2022)

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Supreme Court Orders Fresh Trial on Readiness and Willingness in Specific Performance Suit Date of the Judgment: 09 November 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 981 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and M.M. Sundresh, J. In a case concerning a dispute over a property sale agreement, the Supreme Court of India addressed whether a lower court can dismiss

Supreme Court orders fresh trial on readiness and willingness in specific performance suit: V.S. Ramakrishnan vs. P.M. Muhammed Ali (2022) INSC 981 (09 November 2022) Read Post »

Suppression of Facts Leads to Dismissal: Supreme Court on Specific Performance in Yashoda vs. Sukhwinder Singh (2022)

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Supreme Court Dismisses Specific Performance Suit Due to Suppression of Facts: Yashoda vs. Sukhwinder Singh (2022) Date of the Judgment: September 12, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 8247 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a party seeking specific performance of a contract be denied relief if they fail to disclose prior litigation related

Suppression of Facts Leads to Dismissal: Supreme Court on Specific Performance in Yashoda vs. Sukhwinder Singh (2022) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell, Orders Additional Payment: Satnam Singh vs. Satnam Singh (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell, Orders Additional Payment: Satnam Singh vs. Satnam Singh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a decree for specific performance of an agreement to sell should be upheld, and what considerations should be made regarding the payment of the sale consideration when there is a significant time lapse between

Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell, Orders Additional Payment: Satnam Singh vs. Satnam Singh (2022) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell: P. Ramasubbamma vs. V. Vijayalakshmi & Ors. (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell: P. Ramasubbamma vs. V. Vijayalakshmi & Ors. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a decree for specific performance of an agreement to sell can be granted when a subsequent sale deed has been executed, and whether it is necessary to seek cancellation of the subsequent sale deed in

Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell: P. Ramasubbamma vs. V. Vijayalakshmi & Ors. (2022) Read Post »

Supreme Court settles dispute over sale deed and agreement to sell: K.N. Nagarajappa & Ors. vs. H. Narasimha Reddy (2021)

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Supreme Court Upholds Trial Court Decision on Land Sale Dispute: K.N. Nagarajappa vs. H. Narasimha Reddy (2021) Date of the Judgment: 09 September 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 616 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., S. Ravindra Bhat, J. Can a High Court interfere with the factual findings of a lower appellate court in a second appeal?

Supreme Court settles dispute over sale deed and agreement to sell: K.N. Nagarajappa & Ors. vs. H. Narasimha Reddy (2021) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Bar on Specific Performance Suit Due to Prior Injunction Suit: Vurimi Pullarao vs. Vemari Vyankata Radharani (27 November 2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Bar on Specific Performance Suit Due to Prior Injunction Suit: Vurimi Pullarao vs. Vemari Vyankata Radharani (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a subsequent suit for specific performance is barred under Order 2 Rule 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 if a prior suit for injunction was filed without seeking leave of

Supreme Court Upholds Bar on Specific Performance Suit Due to Prior Injunction Suit: Vurimi Pullarao vs. Vemari Vyankata Radharani (27 November 2019) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Land Sale Agreement: Leeladhar vs. Vijay Kumar (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Land Sale Agreement: Leeladhar vs. Vijay Kumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether specific performance of a land sale agreement can be granted when the seller claims the agreement was a sham document. CASE TYPE: Civil (Specific Performance) Case Name: Leeladhar (D) Thr. Lrs. vs. Vijay Kumar (D) Thr. Lrs. &

Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Land Sale Agreement: Leeladhar vs. Vijay Kumar (2019) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Sale Agreement: R Lakshmikantham vs Devaraji (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Sale Agreement: R Lakshmikantham vs Devaraji (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether time was of the essence in a sale agreement and whether the plaintiff was ready and willing to perform his part of the contract. CASE TYPE: Civil – Specific Performance of Contract Case Name: R Lakshmikantham vs Devaraji [Judgment

Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Sale Agreement: R Lakshmikantham vs Devaraji (2019) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit for Declaration and Specific Performance: Rakesh Malhotra vs. Kamaljit Singh Sandhu (2018)

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit for Declaration and Specific Performance: Rakesh Malhotra vs. Kamaljit Singh Sandhu (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for declaration of ownership and possession can be decreed in the absence of a prayer for specific performance of an agreement to sell, and whether such a suit is barred by limitation.

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit for Declaration and Specific Performance: Rakesh Malhotra vs. Kamaljit Singh Sandhu (2018) Read Post »

Supreme Court Reverses High Court on Specific Performance: Kalawati vs. Rakesh Kumar (2018)

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Supreme Court Reverses High Court on Specific Performance: Kalawati vs. Rakesh Kumar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the plaintiff was ready and willing to perform his part of the agreement in a suit for specific performance of a contract. CASE TYPE: Civil – Contract Law, Specific Performance Case Name: Kalawati (D) Through LRs. & Ors. vs.

Supreme Court Reverses High Court on Specific Performance: Kalawati vs. Rakesh Kumar (2018) Read Post »

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