Case Details

Citation(s)
1993 SLG 887 1993 SLD 887 1993 SCMR 2241

Civil Appeal No. 3459 of 1991, decision dated: 14-10-1992
S. RANGANATHAN, V. RAMSWAMI AND YOGESHWAR DAYAL, JJ

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MANICKLAL MUKHERJEE (KAU DURGA ESTATE), CALCUTTA

COMMISSIONER OF SANCHAITA INVESTMENT, CALCUTTA

Law:

Section:

(a) Specific performance----- ----- Agreement to sell-- -Agreement providing that vendor shall have right to refund the amount received if balance amount was not paid within specified period by vendee after issuance of notice by vendor asking vendee to take possession by payment of balance amount---Failure to pay balance amount by vendee within specified period---Agreement to sell stood cancelled---Indian Specific Relief Act (XLVII of 1963), S.16. (b) Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908)--OXXI, R. 46---Specific performance of agreement to sell property--­Amount received by vendor returned to the vendee by vendor on cancellation of agreement to sell---Attachment of property by Commissioner under orders of the Court---Objection petition filed by vendor against the attachment--­Dismissal of petition on ground that vendee was to recover loan from vendor which ground subsequently was found to be not sustainable---Property, held, could not be attached in circumstances. JUDGMENT V. RAMASWAMI, J.---The respondent-Commissioner Sanchaita Investments in exercise of the powers vested in him under orders of this Court attached the entire first floor of premises No.158, Dharamtolla Street, Calcutta alongwith all appurtenants attached thereto under an order of attachment dated 14th April, 1987. The appellant who claimed to be the owner of the property in possession filed an objection petition against attachment on 24th April, 1987 before the respondent. The objection petition was forwarded by the respondent to the High Court for adjudication. 2. The appellant-Kali Durga Estate is a partnership firm of which Mr. Manicklal Mukherjee who is representing the same in this appeal is a partner. There is no dispute that the property in dispute belonged to this partnership firm. The case of the appellant was that though under a registered agreement dated 21st June, 1980 the appellant agreed to sell the property to Sanchaita Investments which was a partnership firm having its office at 5-6, Fancy Lane, Calcutta, the same was later on cancelled and the agreement itself has become unenforceable. The respondent-Commissioner has been appointed under the order of this Court as Commissioner in…
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