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Supreme Court and High Courts judgments on Specific performance

174 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. A judgment is listed here when its headnote names this subject: the Supreme Court Reports' own headnote (naming the subject), or an AI-written headnote that was reviewed and approved. A mention in the full text alone does not count, and criminal cases are not listed under this subject.

Anand Narayan Shukla vs Jagat Dhari
SC · 8 May 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 453 : 2026 INSC 463
Issue arose whether the decree of specific performance passed by the trial court merged in the order of the appellate court even though the appellate court dismissed the appeal for non-prosecution; whether respondent’s a…
Habban Shah vs Sheruddin
SC · 6 May 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 404 : 2026 INSC 451
Issue arose whether the decree of specific performance passed by the court of first instance directing for the execution of sale deed on deposit of the balance sale consideration within three months would be inexecutable…
Russi Fisheries P. Ltd. & Anr. vs Bhavna Seth & Ors.
SC · 9 April 2026
[2026] 4 S.C.R. 479 : 2026 INSC 339
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court in the Second Appeal filed by the defendants, whereby the judgment passed by the first appellate court was upheld and the decree of the specifi…
Kishorilal (D) Thr. Lrs & Ors. vs Gopal & Ors.
SC · 12 January 2026
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 144 : 2026 INSC 48
Whether F.A. No. 213 of 2000 abated on non-substitution of LRs of ‘M’ i.e., appellant 1(2), who was one of the LRs of deceasedjudgment debtor ‘K’; whether the order of the High Court dtd.03.05.2013, holding that appellan…
Muslimveetil Chalakkal Ahammed Haji vs Sakeena Beevi
SC · 7 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 395 : 2026 INSC 35
Whether the issue of limitation was erroneously decided by the trial Court as well as the High Court, leading to an unjustified rejection of the suit for specific performance of agreement to sell filed by the appellant;…
K.S. Manjunath and Others vs Moorasavirappa @ Muttanna Chennappa Batil, Since Deceased by His Lrs and Other
SC · 10 November 2025
[2025] 12 S.C.R. 43 : 2025 INSC 1298
Whether the High Court committed any error in passing the impugned judgment whereby it allowed the appeals filed by the vendees and set aside the decree passed by the Trial Court, while granting the relief of specific pe…
Prem Aggarwal vs Mohan Singh & Ors.
SC · 7 October 2025
[2025] 10 S.C.R. 395 : 2025 INSC 1214
Whether the appellant has been unnecessarily delaying and causing obstruction in the execution of the decree.
Singamasetty Bhagavath Guptha & Anr. vs Allam Karibasappa (D) by Lrs./Allam Doddabasappa (D) by Lrs. & Ors.
SC · 25 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 1539 : 2025 INSC 1159
Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the High Court erred in holding that all the acts done by the official receiver between the declaration of the appellant’s insolvency and the annulment of the adjudicat…
Rajul Manoj Shah Alias Rajeshwari Rasiklal Sheth vs Kiranbhai Shakrabhai Patel & Anr.
SC · 12 September 2025
[2025] 10 S.C.R. 152 : 2025 INSC 1109
Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the order passed by the Civil Court dismissing the interlocutory application filed by respondent no.1 for amending the written statement and for filing a counter claim in a…
Ramesh Chand (D) Thr. Lrs. vs Suresh Chand and Anr.
SC · 1 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 339 : 2025 INSC 1059
I) Whether the impugned documents, i.e., Agreement to Sell, General Power of Attorney, Receipt of Consideration and the registered Will, allegedly entered into by K, father of the appellant/defendant no.1 and respondent…
Iqbal Ahmed (Dead) By Lrs. & Anr. vs Abdul Shukoor
SC · 22 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 1174 : 2025 INSC 1027
Issue arose whether it is necessary for the appellate court to consider the pleadings of the parties before adjudicating the prayer made for leading additional evidence u/Ord. XLI r.27(1) CPC.
Syed Basheer Ahmed vs M/s Tinni Laboratories Private Limited & Anr.
SC · 21 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 1487 : 2025 INSC 1030
A suit for specific performance was decreed by the trial court, which was dismissed by the High Court in appeal, reversing the judgment and decree. Whether the High Court erred in reversing the findings and the judgment…
Estate Officer, Haryana Urban Development Authority and Ors. vs Nirmala Devi
SC · 14 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 777 : 2025 INSC 843
The matter pertains to allotment of residential plots/commercial sites to the Oustees-respondents pursuant acquisition of their land for the purpose of development of the residential sector. The issue arose whether the r…
Sulthan Said Ibrahim vs Prakasan & Ors.
SC · 23 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 2185 : 2025 INSC 764
Issue arose whether the High Court committed any error in rejecting the original petition filed by the appellant on the ground that the I.A. for deletion of name of the appellant from the array of parties was barred by r…
K.R. Suresh vs R. Poornima & Ors.
SC · 2 May 2025
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 22 : 2025 INSC 617
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the courts below dismissing the suit instituted by the appellantpurchaser for specific performance of contract; and whether the appellant entitled to the refu…
Hussain Ahmed Choudhury & Ors. vs Habibur Rahman (Dead) Through LRs & Ors.
SC · 23 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2320 : 2025 INSC 553
Whether the High Court was right in taking the view that the suit of the plaintiff for declaration of his title based on a valid Gift Deed should fail as the plaintiff omitted to pray for the consequential relief of canc…
M/s J N Real Estate vs Shailendra Pradhan & Ors.
SC · 22 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2663 : 2025 INSC 611
Whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the order passed by the Trial Court impleading the appellant as one of the defendants in the suit instituted by the original plaintiff for specific performance of the…
Sangita Sinha vs Bhawana Bhardwaj and Ors.
SC · 4 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 551 : 2025 INSC 450
Issue arose whether a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell is liable to be decreed if the buyer had accepted the refund of the majority of the earnest money deposit/advance consideration, during the pend…
Periyammal (Dead) Through LRs & Ors. vs V. Rajamani & Anr. Etc.
SC · 6 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 540 : 2025 INSC 329
Whether the courts below committed any error in upholding the objections raised by the respondent nos. 1 and 2 herein against execution of the decree on the claim of being in possession of the suit property in their capa…
Ram Lal vs Jarnail Singh (Now Deceased) through its LRs & Ors.
SC · 25 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1745 : 2025 INSC 301
Suit filed by appellant seeking specific performance of contract based on an agreement of sale executed by respondents was allowed on 20-01-2012 and appellant was directed to deposit the balance sale consideration within…
Ramesh Mishrimal Jain vs Avinash Vishwanath Patne & Anr.
SC · 14 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 670 : 2025 INSC 213
Whether the appellant is liable to pay stamp duty and penalty on the agreement to sell dated 03.09.2003 allegedly executed between the appellant and the mother of respondent no.1 in respect of the suit property.
Balbir Singh & Anr. Etc. vs Baldev Singh (D) Through His LRs. & Ors. Etc.
SC · 17 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 781 : 2025 INSC 81
The two questions of law fall for consideration in the instant appeal; First, the effect of merger of the trial court’s decree with that of the decree passed by High Court in second appeals; Secondly, whether the defenda…
Bhudev Mallick Alias Bhudeb Mallick & Anr. vs Ranajit Ghoshal & Ors.
SC · 17 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1598 : 2025 INSC 175
A suit for confirmation of possession or in the alternative recovery of possession and injunction was filed by the predecessor in interest of the Respondents against the predecessor in interest of the Appellants. The sui…
Cuddalore Powergen Corporation Ltd vs M/s Chemplast Cuddalore Vinyls Limited and Anr.
SC · 15 January 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 123 : 2025 INSC 73
Whether the principles enumerated u/Ord. II r. 2 CPC would bar the institution of a second suit and warrant rejection of the plaint filed by the respondent no. 1-buyer.
Indian Evangelical Lutheran Church Trust Association vs Sri Bala & Co.
SC · 8 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 542 : 2025 INSC 42
Whether the plaint in the subsequent suit for specific performance filed by the plaintiff, i.e., O.S. No. 49/2007, is liable to be rejected in terms of Order VII Rule 11(d) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 on the gro…
Vijay Prabhu vs S.T. Lajapathie & Ors.
SC · 8 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 718 : 2025 INSC 52
Whether the High Court was justified in finding that the original plaintiff was not entitled to discretionary relief of specific performance under Section 12 of the Specific Relief Act; whether the relinquishment of clai…
Chandan Ramamurthi & Anr vs M.R Krishnamurthi & Anr
Delhi HC · 24 December 2024
Two consolidated civil suits arising out of a family dispute over immovable property bearing No. A-16, Niti Bagh, New Delhi, originally owned by Late Sh. M.K. Ramamurthi. In CS(OS) 1279/2010, the plaintiffs Kailash Aggar…
Kailash Aggarwal And Anr. vs Ms. Chandan Ramamurthi And Anr.
Delhi HC · 24 December 2024
Two consolidated civil suits arising out of a dispute over immovable property bearing No. A-16, Niti Bagh, New Delhi. In CS(OS) 1279/2010, the plaintiffs Kailash Aggarwal and Vijay Aggarwal sought specific performance of…
Parswanath Saha vs Bandhana Modak (Das) and Anr.
SC · 20 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1186 : 2024 INSC 1022
Whether the High Court committed any error in passing the impugned judgment setting aside the decree of specific performance passed by the Trial Court in favour of the plaintiff-appellant.
Jaichand (Dead) Through Lrs. & Ors. vs Sahnulal & Anr.
SC · 10 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 719 : 2024 INSC 996
Issue arose as regards the sustainability of the order passed by the High Court in second appeal u/s.100 CPC.

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