In Brief
An agreement to sell agricultural land in Haryana required the seller to obtain an Income Tax Clearance Certificate and correct revenue records before the sale deed could be executed. The buyer was given possession and paid nearly 91% of the agreed price. When the seller threatened to alienate the property to third parties and refused to execute the deed, the buyer sued for specific performance. Both the trial court and appellate court granted the suit. The High Court reversed this, holding the suit was premature. The Supreme Court held that the seller could not simultaneously claim the contract was incomplete while asserting the right to alienate the property, and restored the original decrees granting specific performance.
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