Supreme Court of India

Barasat Eye Hospital & Ors. v. Kaustabh Mondal

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Reported as [2019] 15 S.C.R. 1022
Bench Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M. Joseph JJ.
Decided 17 October 2019

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In view of the aforesaid elucidation, it was opined that the pre-emptor has two rights: first, the inherent or primary right, i.e., right for the offer of a thing about to be sold; and second, the secondary or remedial right to follow the thing sold.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 – ss. 8 and 9 – Right of purchase by co-shar er or contiguous tenant – Exer cise of right of pre-emption – Pr e-condition for – Held: Right of pr e-emption is activated on deposit of the consideration money together with the further sum of 10% of that amount – Unless such a deposit is made, the right of a pr e-emptor is not even activated – Pr ovisions of s. 8 are explicit and clear in their terms – Inquir y into the stated consideration, as envisaged in s. 9, is on the deposit of the amount mentioned in the sale transaction as per sub-section (1) of s. 8 –

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