High Court Karnataka High Court

B A Shankunthala vs S Nagaraj on 4 June, 2008

Karnataka High Court
B A Shankunthala vs S Nagaraj on 4 June, 2008
Author: K.L.Manjunath & B.V.Nagarathna
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Smt B.A.ShakQnthé;a’*f_ _i
W/o.Adinaray&n3VGuptaA*f~

Aged Maj0r_V[ RH”-“2»V

Rfa NQ.7§f114,_Survey@:_St:eet
Basavanagudi ‘f._W w ”
Bangalore+S60’QO3jv
Represent@Q”by herj”

GPA hoider”=_ = I
Adin§rayana Gupta V

Since dead by her LRs.,

/o.”T;Seetharam Setty
” Aged about 65 years

¢;*T ‘S7fldifiafayana Gupta

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B”Afsrinath
,’ “p$fo.B S Adinarayana Gupta
=__Aged about 34 years

Both Al and A2 are
Residing at No.75/114
Surveycr Street, Basavanagudi
Bangalorewfiéo G03

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N P Lakshmi
flf0.M K Prakashkumar
Aged about 38 years

No.153, New No.361G

16″ Main Road
4” ‘w’ Block,
Bangalore-4

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Jayafiagar

Sudha R Prasad. ~m.

Wfa. K L Rajendra Pras3d, ”
Aged about 36 years _f} ‘A
Na.44, 13″ Cr0ss’_ ‘

I Floer,-10″ Main;

Malleshwaram 3 1u7
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(By Sri_Ravis$afika;,,Adfi;} fox Sri K G Raghavan,
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S Nagapaj V 2
S[siSh§vaQanjappaWM

.m.ggéfi Major

‘Residi§§Cat No.1G9

‘Wu3%.Main.Road_»

E8wJCrosSaCwrner
Maileshwaram
Bangalmre

“, Since fieceaseé

‘2 Represented by

‘fiéspcndents No.2 ta 8

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S N Mmnesh

3/0. S Nagaraj
Aged Major
Residing at No.10?

8% Main Rsad

18″ Cross Carner
Malleshwaxam
Eangalore

Ja§anthi-

Bf0..$_Nagaraj
Aged Majox

8:” Main Roafi

Residing at,N¢+}O9 1

1s”*crcss”c§zéerl Va.’

Malleshwah§m ;{
Bangal3xe_ g

Suahma “”v ?

Die. S=Nagara§’
Aged Majox” V

Rasiding_3t fio,i0§kV

8?” Main Rnad~,

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3/6, S Nagaraj
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V"»Res:aing'at No.10?

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uMain'Read

" 18% Cross Corner

fialieéhwaram

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Babu

SWO. S Nagaraj

Aged Major

Residing at No.18?

8″ Main Road

18″ Crass Carma:

Malleshwaram .>W»
Bamgalore 1

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7. Manjula

Dffl. S Nagaraj

Aged Maja:

Residing at No.109

8″ Main Road .”¢
18″ Cross Cornar
Malleshwaram

Bangalore ,_ ,m,_x

8. S N Ma1a;h1V* a ‘ W ‘fi
W/0. Seceaseé S fiagaraj,
Residing at Nca1§9 .” ‘
8% Main Road V _A
18″ Crass Cczfiér
Maliashwagam “V- ….. M.

w.Ba5ga1¢xe¥_ RESPGNDENTS

. <:a:3 7R§Af%?:L£a U/3.96 OF 090, AGAENST THE
JUDGMENT DATED 3.12.1996 AND BECREE SATED

'" 9.12.&99§;',?ASSED an o.s.No.2434/198:, ON THE

?ILE OF THE I ABEL. CITY CIVIL JUDGE, BQNGALORE,

'_ *DISMISSING" THE SUIT FOR. SPECIFIC PERFORMRNCE OF
2 'THE AGREEMENT AND ?GR MESNE PROFITS.

THEE APPEAL CGMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING THIS

~ DAY; MANJUNATH, J., SELIVERED THE Fczzewxme:

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plaintiff for a sale eonsideratiQfim”CiQfE;.*

Rs.4,58,GG§f–. Accerdingly, an agreement of ssie

was entered into between :the_.’petties_i.onV,_f

20.9.1978. A sum of 2s.6o,0Qo;» paid as efifiaece ”

saie consideration and baianee sale Censidefetiem
was agreed to be paid ,by ;tHe’tpleintiffH”atx the

time of registration of the safiefl _’=i

that e furthef sum ef=$s,é,GCOfi~ was paid to the
defendant tape Mthreetrmenthsi time was stipulated

for registratiQs’vef ithe. sale deed. Though the

1eeleintiffYfwaez reee§'”end. “” wiiiing to perform her

V’u,expreseed

pé:t”ef’t§eiegnthact, in View of the difficulties
~ *¢ge av<

..the} defendant to complete the

ig_tfensactiee_within the time stipulated, requested

'*4the»flfilaintiff' to extend the time by one month

4t;_fto$.iS.i2.1978. figain the time was extended for

"a:ferther peried of three months from 17.2.19?9.

tV thereafter, it was extended till 15.8.3Q?9. When

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filed a

that the suit property is a joint family profiertyvf
and each of them are having 1f7%_eee:ehandVthat_1

the agreement entered to :have fbeen exeedted 'hf*

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separate written statement cefitendingg '

the first defendant doee";net bind' thee "end

requested

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following

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the Court :5 dismiss the suit. “””

BasedV on the._éhc§e”t§ieadings, the

issdea are fremed:¥A’d=

Whether the defendant No.1 proves that

the’ ‘transaction’ is only a loan

‘ transactien”uahdf the alieged agreement

,:’I'(,.:

Vie”e_nemieai_one?

. ‘.Whether{ the plaintiff proves that she
‘~,has always been ready and willing to

itaperform her part of the contract?

.’t7@hether the defendant No.1 proves that

the subsequent agreements for extension

“ef’time are got up decuments?

. . Whether the defendant No.1 proves that

the transaction is unfair?

Whether the plaintiff is entitled for
Specific performance of the contract?

Whether the plaintiff’ is entitled for
mesne profits?

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No.7 as per final order and additional iesue in

affirmative and dismissed the _eeitjlhynVite__1

Judgment and Decree datedl 3.l2tl996,,X.iBeingl

aggrieved by the Judgment aha fiecree of the trial

Court, the present appeal iewfiled:*l

?. After uarguing lthe emattefif in full,
before dictatine”_:the €e§nd§ment}”W:the learned
Counsel for gpeellahtehheelfiled a memo stating
that the aepellantfi eeule _neetrict their relief
only for refund aefgaeahee sale consideratioe of

Rs.64,0-0,0/-piaidfl the plaintiff to the

lldefenfiantx withi intefest and that the appellant

d3es_”netlierees for the relief of specific

petfQfmenCe;l}The meme signed by the Counsel for

Vla_ appellant and LRs., of the appellant is placed en

~.;’ge§o§e, In View of the memo filed by the

‘=e ltapfiellant and Counsel for the Appellant, this

“,¢5§;t has to examine whether the appellant”

plaintiff is entitled for refund of a sum of

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plaintiff was not entitled for tte discretionary

relief of specific performaace, since the .same,

point is not considered as the giaintifff is ,’

williag to tender Pwwi for cross-examieatiofih we

are of the opinion that in: the ;ifitereat,;ef__1

fiustice, the Judgment and_ Qecreed,of the “triaid

Court has to be set aside aad the matter E3; to
be remanded only ta, §fin5idertdt59, Caée”~efV the

ylaintiff for refefid’iH_éf’ d’advance sale

consideration with interest in View of the memo
filed by tfieaappeilantyagd its Counsel.

95′”_In the resfilt, the Judgment and Decree

5 passed b? tte Addi: City Civil Judge, Bangalore

iau:Q;§;fie:243%fi981 dated 3.12.1996 are hereby

Z ” set aeide..d$he matter is remanded to the trial

“~aCcurt fer ~fresh consideration only’ te consider

V’,the. relief of refund. of advance amount said to

ihdfiave been paid by the plaintiff. In View of the

vd=.»dpayment, the trial Ceert issue fresh notiee ta

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agreemeat of sale, ha requests this C0u;t *:Q,

permit him to withdraw the Bank <;L:;j;–;1re;:x%%4~;a%¢

furnished.

12. En View of the changedq éircfims:ance$;_”u

the appel}ants~plaintiff§ *,are ” enti§;éd”~wEo

withdraw the Bank Guatanteé fqrni§hefiff fl;.3v

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