Supreme Court of India

Desh Raj v. Balkishan (d) through Proposed Lr Ms. Rohini

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Reported as [2020] 5 S.C.R. 14
Bench S. A. Bobde, B.R. Ga V Ai and Surya Kant JJ.
Decided 20 January 2020

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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or. VIII, r. 1 – Timeline for filing written statement in non-commercial disputes – Agr eement to sell entered on 17.03.2017 between the appellant an d the respondent, who are brothers, for sale of one floor of the ancestral property for Rs. 7.5 lakhs – Rs.1 lakh paid as earn est money to the appellant – Agreement not honoured – Respondent filed suit inter alia for specific performance – Appellant’s opportunity of fil ing written statement was closed and defence struck off owing to repeated delays and non-adherence of deadlines – Hi gh Court summarily dismissed

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