Supreme Court Clarifies Merger Doctrine in Specific Performance Suits Date of the Judgment: 17 January 2025 Citation: (2025) INSC 81 Judges: J.B. Pardiwala, J. and R. Mahadevan, J. Can a decree for specific performance be automatically nullified if the payment isn’t made within the initial timeframe set by the trial court, even after the High […]
Specific Performance Suit Not Barred by Prior Injunction Suit: Cuddalore Powergen vs. Chemplast Cuddalore (2025) INSC 73 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for specific performance of a contract is barred by a prior suit for permanent injunction concerning the same property. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Contract Law, Specific Performance Case Name: Cuddalore Powergen Corporation Ltd
Supreme Court Reverses High Court Decision on Specific Performance of Contract: Jaichand vs. Sahnulal (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in overturning the first appellate court’s decision regarding the readiness and willingness of the plaintiff in a suit for specific performance of a contract. CASE TYPE: Civil (Contract Law) Case Name: Jaichand (Dead)
Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Specific Performance: R. Shama Naik vs. G. Srinivasiah (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the plaintiff demonstrated readiness and willingness to perform their part of a contract for specific performance. CASE TYPE: Specific Performance of Contract. Case Name: R. Shama Naik vs. G. Srinivasiah. [Judgment Date]: 28 November 2024. Introduction
Supreme Court Clarifies Territorial Jurisdiction in Specific Performance Suits: Rohit Kochhar vs. Vipul Infrastructure Developers Ltd. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the territorial jurisdiction of courts in suits for specific performance of contracts involving immovable property. CASE TYPE: Civil Suit – Specific Performance Case Name: Rohit Kochhar vs. Vipul Infrastructure Developers Ltd. & Ors. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance of Oral Sale Agreement: Manjit Singh vs. Darshana Devi (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether subsequent purchasers of a property can be considered bona fide purchasers without notice of a prior oral agreement of sale. CASE TYPE: Civil – Specific Performance Case Name: Manjit Singh & Anr. vs. Darshana Devi & Ors.
Supreme Court Review: Specific Performance and Limitation in Property Sale Agreements Date of the Judgment: 8 November 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 861 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI, J. B. Pardiwala, J, Manoj Misra, J Can a court overturn its own judgment if there’s a clear error? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this
Supreme Court Reverses High Court in Specific Performance Suit: Janardan Das vs. Durga Prasad Agarwalla (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for specific performance of a contract can be decreed when the plaintiff fails to prove continuous readiness and willingness to perform their part of the contract, and when the agreement was executed by an
Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction in Specific Performance Cases: Ishwar vs. Bhim Singh (2024) Date of the Judgment: September 3, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 651 Judges: J.B. Pardiwala, J. and Manoj Misra, J. Can an execution court, which is also the court of first instance, entertain an application under Section 28 of the Specific Relief Act,
Supreme Court overturns specific performance decree due to lack of readiness and willingness: Pydi Ramana vs. Davarasetty Manmadha Rao (2024) Date of the Judgment: July 10, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 507 Judges: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J. and Aravind Kumar, J. Can a buyer who delays action for years still demand specific performance of a property
Specific Performance Denied: Supreme Court Upholds Decision in Property Sale Dispute (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether specific performance can be granted for a property sale agreement when the plaintiff’s conduct involves misrepresentation and suppression of facts. CASE TYPE: Civil (Property Law, Specific Performance) Case Name: Major Gen. Darshan Singh (D) By Lrs. & Anr. vs. Brij
Supreme Court Allows Specific Performance of Land Sale Agreement Despite Tribal Land Transfer Restrictions Date of the Judgment: 15 February 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 122 Judges: Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Augustine George Masih Can a court order the specific performance of a land sale agreement when the seller is a tribal and the buyer
