Supreme Court of India
Desh Raj & Ors. v. Rohtash Singh
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Contract Act, 1872: s. 55, 74 – Specific Relief Act - s. 22 – Specific performance of agreement - Effect of failure to perform at fixed time, in contract in which time is essential – Refu nd of earnest money – Appellants, joint owners of their respectiv e share in the property entered into separate sale agreement with t he respondent – As per the agreements, the earnest money could be confiscat ed by the appellants if the sale deed was not executed on prescri bed date – Respondent made a part payment towards the sale a s earnest money – Respondent was liable to secure necessary No Objection
Authorities it was built on
- 2003 Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. v. Saw Pipes Ltd.
- 2011 Mrs. Saradamani Kandappan v. Mrs. S. Rajalakshmi & Ors.
- 2015 M/s. Kailash Nath Associates v. Delhi Development Authority & Anr.
- 1963 Fateh Chand v. Balklshan Das
- 2012 Satish Batra v. Sudhir Rawal
- 2011 Mis. Citadel Fine Pharmaceuticals v. Mis. Ramaniyam Real Estates P. Ltd. & Anr.
Where later benches applied it
- 2025 K.R. Suresh v. R. Poornima & Ors.
- 2025 Godrej Projects Development Limited v. Anil Karlekar & Ors.
Of those, 2 referred to
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