In Brief
In a suit for specific performance of a property sale agreement decreed in 2004, the Trial Court imposed conditions on the buyer (decree holder) to pay stamp duty and penalty within two months but failed to quantify the exact amount. The High Court dismissed the buyer's execution petition for non-compliance. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that an unquantified condition cannot render a decree non-executable. While the buyer must pay stamp duty as per statutory requirements and any deficit shall be quantified later, the Court imposed costs of Rs. 2 lakh and extended the timeline for compliance, recognizing the ambiguity created by the Trial Court.
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