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Sangita Sinha v. Bhawana Bhardwaj and Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 4 S.C.R. 551
Bench Dipankar Datta and Manmohan JJ.
Decided 3 April 2025
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Issue for Consideration Issue arose whether a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell is liable to be decreed if the buyer had accepted the refund of the majority of the earnest money deposit/advance consideration, during the pendency of the suit. Headnotes† Specific Performance Act, 1963 – Specific performance of an agreement – Acceptance by buyer of refund of consideration amount – Effect on relief of specific performance – Unregistered agreement to sell executed between the buyer-respondent no. 1 and the seller – Buyer paid certain sum in cash and issued three post-dated

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