In Brief
The Supreme Court dismissed a Special Leave Petition challenging the Delhi High Court's order that it lacked territorial jurisdiction to hear a suit for specific performance of a commercial property sale in Gurgaon. The plaintiff sought to enforce an alleged contract with the defendant developer. The Court held that suits seeking specific performance of immovable property contracts must be filed where the property is situated, as the decree requires registration of a sale deed in that location. The Court rejected the plaintiff's argument that personal obedience of the defendant within Delhi's jurisdiction sufficed, noting the defendant must travel to Gurgaon to execute and register the sale deed. The Supreme Court affirmed that possession of immovable property is implicit in such transactions, making it a 'suit for land' despite the absence of an explicit possession prayer.
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