Supreme Court of India

Balraj Taneja and Anr. v. Sunil Madan and Anr.

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 258

Bench S. Saghir Ahmad and D.P. Mohapatra JJ.

Decided 8 September 1999

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From the headnote

Civil Procedure Code, Order 8 Rules 5 and JO-Suit-No Written Statement filed-Facts in plaint not controverted-Still Court has to satisfy itself that there is no fact requiring further proof, in spite of presumed admission and conduct of parties, before passing a decree-Without settling the dispute set out in the plaint on which hinges the readiness and willingness of plaintiff to pe1form his part of contract, a Decree of Specific Performance could not be passed. CPC, S 2 (9)- "Judgment" delivered in a case should contain, apart from facts of the case and points for determination, the process

Where later benches applied it

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2020 Kavita Kanwar v. Mrs. Pamela Mehta & Ors. relied on
2019 Hari Steel and General Industries Ltd. & Anr. v. Daljit Singh & Ors. relied on
2013 Shantilal Gulabchand Mutha v. Tata Engineering & Locomotive Co. Ltd. & Anr. relied on
2012 C.N. Ramappa Gowda v. C.C. Chandregowda (dead) by Lrs. & Anr. relied on
2025 Rajiv Ghosh v. Satya Naryan Jaiswal referred to
2015 Standard Chartered Bank v. Andhra Bank Financial Services Ltd & Ors. referred to
2015 The Gujarat Maritime Board v. G.C. Pandya referred to
2000 Uttam Singh Dugal and Co. Ltd. v. United Bank of India and Ors. mentioned

Of those, 7 relied on · 3 referred to · 1 mentioned

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