In Brief
In a suit for specific performance of a land sale agreement, the plaintiff-purchaser must establish both that the defendant-vendor breached the contract and that the plaintiff was ready and willing to perform his obligations. The Supreme Court held that proof of readiness does not require cash on hand; financial capacity inferred from family assets (gold ornaments valued at ₹24 lakhs and cash of ₹8 lakhs), advance payments of ₹5 lakhs, and purchase of adjacent property during the contract period suffices. The defendant's failure to arrange property measurement and produce evidence of mortgage clearance constituted breach. The trial court's award of specific performance was affirmed with the modification that interest at 6% per annum from the date of suit be paid from funds deposited in the government treasury.">
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