Supreme Court of India

The Correspondence, Rbanms Educational Institution v. B. Gunashekar & Another

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Reported as [2025] 5 S.C.R. 94
Bench J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan JJ.
Decided 15 April 2025

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the attempt of the plaintiffs to disclose the cause of action through clever drafting, based solely on an agreement to sell, must fail, as such disclosure cannot be restricted to mere statement of facts but must disclose a legal right to sue. 15.2.

Judgment, page 25

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court and the trial court rejecting the application filed by the appellant u/Ord.VII r.11(a) and (d) CPC for the rejection of plaint. Headnotes† Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Ord.VII r.11 – Rejection of plaint – Appellant Institute in possession of suit property since 1905 – Respondents filed suit seeking permanent injunction restraining appellant from creating any third-party interest over the property based on an alleged agreement to sell executed by respondents with a third party – Respondents

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