Supreme Court of India

Jagdish Singh v. Natthu Singh

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Reported as [1991] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 567
Bench M.N. Venkatachaliah and S.C. Agrawal JJ.
Decided 25 November 1991

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Specific Relief Act, 1963: Section 21 (2), (4) & (5)-Proviso. Suit for specific performance-Acquisition of suit properties during the pendency of second appeal-Effect of-Nature of relief available to plaintiff-Power of Court to grant compensation-Held where the con- tract becomes impossible of performance for no fault of plaintiff--Court can award compensation in lieu and substitution of specific performance­ Measure of compensation is by the standards of Section 7 3 of the Contract Act--Scope of the Proviso explained-Distinction between Indian Law and English law discussed. Code of Civil

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