Supreme Court of India
Balram Singh v. Kelo Devi
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, bot h, the learned first appellate Court and the High Court have committe d a grave error in passing a decree for permanent injunction in favour of the plaintiff as against the defendant and dismissing the counter-claim filed by the original defendant.
Judgment, page 5
From the headnote
Deeds and Documents – Unregistered agreement to sell – Suit filed for permanent injunction instead of specific p erformance of the agreement to sell – Clever drafting – Respondent f iled suit for permanent injunction on the basis of unregistered agreement to sel l – In counter-claim, appellant sought decree of poss ession – Suit dismissed by Trial Court, appellant’s counter-claim a llowed – Suit decreed by First Appellate Court, counter-claim dis missed – Confirmed by High Court – On appeal, held: Agreement to s ell was an unregistered document – Such an unregistered document is not
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