NIVARTI GOVIND INGALE & DORS. vs REVANAGOUDA BHIMANAGOUDA PATIL

The Supreme Court held that the agreement of re-conveyance executed by Radhabai in favor of the respondent's father, who was a minor, is enforceable as the father is bound by the agreement. The Court found that the High Court's reasoning, which denied specific performance on the grounds that the agreement was not for the benefit of the minor, was flawed. The Court restored the trial court's decree for specific performance, emphasizing that any subsequent purchaser is bound by the doctrine of lis pendens. The appeal was allowed, and the High Court's order was set aside.