Since title in respect of 100 square yards had passed to Pratap
Reddy and the suit for specific performance was barred by limitation, the Trial Court was constrained to decree the suit for specific performance in part, and direct that a Deed of Conveyance be executed in respect of the balance 200 square yards of the suit land, under the ownership and control of the Vendor.
87. Section 12 of the SRA is to be construed and interpreted in a
purposive and meaningful manner to empower the Court to direct specific performance by the defaulting party, of so much of the contract, as can be performed, in a case like this. To hold otherwise would permit a party to a contract for sale of land, to deliberately frustrate the entire contract by transferring a part of the suit property and creating third party interests over the same.
88. Section 12 has to be construed in a liberal, purposive manner
that is fair and promotes justice. A contractee who frustrates a
contract deliberately by his own wrongful acts cannot be permitted to escape scot free.
89. After having entered into an agreement for sale of 300 Sq.
yards of land, with her eyes open, and accepted a major part of the consideration (Rs.45,000/- out of Rs.75,000/-) it does not lie in the mouth of the Vendor to contend that the contract should not have specifically been enforced in part, in respect of the balance 200 sq. yards meters of the suit land which the Vendor still owned.
REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO.3574 OF 2009
B. SANTOSHAMMA & ANR. Vs D. SARALA & ANR.
Author: Indira Banerjee, J.
Dated: SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
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