Arun Gupta and Anr. v. Shashi Jain and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court allowed two appeals against a lower appellate order dismissing suits for specific performance. The court upheld the trial court's decisions awarding refund of earnest money, finding the defendants refused to execute sale deeds at agreed rates and the plaintiffs failed to prove readiness and willingness under Section 16(c) of the Specific Relief Act, 1963. The court declined to frame
What did the court decide?
The judgments and decrees of the lower appellate court setting aside the trial court's decree for refund of earnest money were set aside, and the trial court's decrees were upheld.