HIS HOLINESS ACHARYA SWAMI GANESH DASSJI versus SH. SITA RAM THAPAR
The petitioner was not ready and willing to perform his part of the contract within the stipulated time, lacked financial capacity to pay the purchase price in cash as contracted, and delayed performance. The High Court rightly refused the discretionary relief of specific performance as time was of the essence.
- Parties
- Petitioner: His Holiness Acharya Swami Ganesh Dassji; Respondent: Sh. Sita Ram Thapar
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Judgment Date
- 30 April 1996
- Procedural Posture
- Special Leave Petition (civil) / Supreme Court Order on SLP
- Outcome
- Petition dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Specific Performance, Time Is the Essence of Contract, Readiness and Willingness
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Parties
His Holiness Acharya Swami Ganesh Dassji
Petitioner
Sh. Sita Ram Thapar
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Supreme Court Order on SLP
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the petitioner was ready and willing to perform his part of the contract under Section 16(c) of the Specific Relief Act, 1963
- 2 Whether the High Court was justified in refusing specific performance for sale of property where the time was the essence of the contract
Ratio Decidendi
The petitioner was not ready and willing to perform his part of the contract within the stipulated time, lacked financial capacity to pay the purchase price in cash as contracted, and delayed performance. The High Court rightly refused the discretionary relief of specific performance as time was of the essence.
Court Disposition
Petition dismissed
Orders
- Special Leave Petition dismissed
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