within a period of three months from the date of execution of the sale agreement. The period of three months stipulated in the sale agreement expired on 27.01.2011. Eventhough the appellant was ready and willing to execute the sale deed on 20.01.2011 and was also keeping the balance sale consideration of Rs.3 lakhs ready with him, according to the appellant, the power of attorney J. Raja never kept up his promise, which made the appellant to prefer a legal notice on 29.03.2012 to the respondents herein, calling upon them to execute the sale deed in favour of the appellant by complying with the sale agreement dated 27.10.2010 and also expressed his willingness and readiness to pay the balance sale consideration and also asked the respondents to fix a date for execution of the sale deed. Though the notice was acknowledged by the respondents in April, 2012, the respondents never complied and kept on delaying the execution of the sale deed. In the meanwhile, the power of attorney, J. Raja, also passed away on 07.07.2015. The plaintiff, who lost hope, approached the respondents and expressed his willingness to terminate the sale agreement and demanded them to repay the advance amount along with interest. Though the respondents sought time to settle the amount, the assurance was not kept up