Tag: specific performance

Supreme Court: Plea Under Section 28 Specific Relief Act Not Mandatory To Rescind Contract If Decree Holder Fails To Deposit Balance Sale Consideration In Time

Team Law Notify Supreme Court May 7, 2026

News Citation : 2026 LN (SC) 451 The Supreme Court has clarified that filing a formal application under Section 28 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 for rescission of a contract is not mandatory where a decree holder fails to Read more…

Gujarat High Court Upholds Specific Performance Decree; Readiness and Willingness Can Be Inferred from Conduct Under Section 16(c) Specific Relief Act

Team Law Notify Legal News April 28, 2026

April 28, 2026 : The Gujarat High Court, per Justice J. C. Doshi, dismissed two first appeals and affirmed a 1999 decree of the City Civil Court granting specific performance of an agreement to sell dated 01.10.1985 concerning immovable property Read more…

Supreme Court: Agreement to Sell by Tenant Not a Deemed Conveyance, No Stamp Duty Payable

Team Law Notify Supreme Court January 17, 2026

New Delhi : The Supreme Court has held that stamp duty under the Andhra Pradesh Stamp Act is not payable on an agreement to sell where the purchaser was already in possession of the property as a tenant and continued Read more…

Chhattisgarh High Court sets aside a Dhamtari trial court decree on specific performance, citing failure to decide readiness and admissibility issues

Team Law Notify High Courts January 10, 2026

News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 22 Bilaspur, January 9, 2026: The High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur has set aside a trial court decree granting specific performance in a long-running property dispute from Dhamtari and remanded the matter for Read more…