In Brief
Randhir Kaur agreed to sell her land to the defendants on November 5, 2004, through her son Dhanwant Singh, paying earnest money. When the defendants refused to execute the sale deed citing that Dhanwant Singh lacked authority at the time, Randhir Kaur sued for specific performance. The trial and lower appellate courts decreed the suit, but the High Court reversed this, requiring only repayment of earnest money. The Supreme Court held the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction in reversing findings of fact in a second appeal. The subsequent power of attorney dated September 14, 2005 validated Dhanwant Singh's earlier acts, and the defendants could not deny his authority after accepting earnest money from him. The Court restored the lower appellate court's decree for specific performance with two months to pay the balance consideration.
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