Supreme Court of India

Lourdu Mari David and Ors. v. Louis Chinnaya Arogiaswamy and Ors.

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 540
Bench K. Ramaswamy and G.B. Pattanaik JJ.
Decided 9 August 1996

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Specific Relief Act, 1963: Sectioll 20. Suit for specific peifonnance-To grallt relief is ill the discretion of the Court-Party lliw seeks to avail of equitable jurisdiction of Court should come to the Cowt with clean hands-Discretion to grant relief should be · exercised by Court on sound principles of /aw-Petitioner filed a suit for specific peifonnance of sale agreement-Trial Court found that respolldelltS' I and 2 committed breach of agreemellt but denied relief oil the ground that respondent 3 was a bona fide purchaser without notice of agreemenf-High Court affinned the finding of Tiial

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 2 mentioned

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