Supreme Court of India

Gunwantbhai Mulchand Shah and Ors. v. Anton Elis Farel and Ors

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Reported as [2006] 2 S.C.R. 886
Bench S.B. Sinha and P.K. Balasubramany An JJ.
Decided 6 March 2006

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What the Court ordered

In the result, this appeal is allowed, the finding that the suit is barred by limitation and the consequential dismissal of it are set aside and the suit is remanded to the trial court for a proper trial of all the issues (other than the issue of jurisdiction) arising in the case and for disposal afresh in F accordance with law.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Limitation Act, 1963: Section 27, Articles 54 and I 13. Specific Perfurmance---lliu time fixed for performance of agreement- Suit for permanent injunction---Bar of limitation --Maintainability of suit-· Predecessor-in-intaest of the plaint!ffe entered into an agreement dated I 8. I 2. I 964 for purchase of the plaint scheduled property-Possession was transferred /0 the predecessor uf the plaintiffs in pursuance of the agreement for sale-An intending purchaser from the plaintiffs issued a public notice on . 7. I 1.1993 inviting objections, if any, tu the purchase to be made by him­ Defendants

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to

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