Supreme Court Allows Amendment for Enhanced Damages in Specific Performance Suit: LIC vs. Sanjeev Builders (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a plaintiff can amend a plaint to increase the claim for damages in a suit for specific performance of contract after a significant delay. CASE TYPE: Civil, Specific Performance Case Name: Life Insurance Corporation of India […]
Supreme Court Denies Damages in Contract Dispute: Universal Petro Chemicals Ltd. vs. B.P. PLC (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether damages can be awarded in a suit for specific performance of contract when not specifically pleaded. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Specific Relief Case Name: Universal Petro Chemicals Ltd. vs. B.P. PLC and Others Judgment Date: 18 February
Supreme Court awards compensation in lieu of specific performance: Urmila Devi vs. Mandir Shree Chamunda Devi (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether compensation can be awarded in lieu of specific performance of a contract when the subject matter of the contract is acquired by the government. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Urmila Devi and Others vs. The
Date of the Judgment: 11 September 2008 Judges: Altamas Kabir, J., Markandey Katju, J. In a dispute over the specific performance of a sale agreement, can a court enforce the agreement if the seller lacked the authority to enter into it? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in the case of S.
