Supreme Court of India

Nahar Singh v. Harnak Singh and Ors.

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 8 S.C.R. 131
Bench K. Ramaswamy and G.B. Pattanaik JJ.
Decided 29 October 1996

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid findings of the Lower Appellate Court which could not be assailed before us by the learned counsel for the appellant, it is not for this Court to interfere with the decision of the Lower Appellate D Court which has been confirmed by the High Court in Second Appeal in exercising power under Article 136 of the Constitution.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Specific Relief Act, 1963 : Immovable property-Agreement of sale-Specific performance of­ Trial Court without applying its mind regarding identifiability of property granted decree in respect of same-However, first appellate court on examination of material on record came to positive conclusion that said agreement neither contained exact area of land to be sold nor boundaries, length, breadth, place from where it was to be measured and khasra numbers thereof-First Appellate Court also found said agreement was entered into to save stamp duty and registration fee and, therefore, opposed to

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