Supreme Court of India

Bibi Jaibunisha v. Jagdish Pandit and Ors.

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Reported as [1997] 1 S.C.R. 1116
Bench K. Ramaswamy and G.T. Nanavati JJ.
Decided 10 February 1997

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Specific JJ.elief Act, 1963 : Specific pelfonnance of reconveyance-Suit for-Defence-Time as es- sence of Contract-+Villingness of plaintiff to pelf onn his part of con­ tract-Held, there is no express plea in the written statement that time was the essence of the contract-Nor any issue is raised in that behalf-T71ere was no opportunity to plaintiff to adduce evidence in rebuttal that time was not the essence of the contract-Limitation of contract was 20.2.1973 and suit filed on 7.4.1975. i.e. within the presclibed period of limitation-Therefore, courts below were wrong in holding that

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Of those, 3 mentioned

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