Supreme Court of India · 2008-01-21
RAMAKRISHNA RAO (DEAD) BY LR. vs RAI MURARI
- Citation / case number
- SC 2001/10580
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAMAKRISHNA RAO (DEAD) BY LR.
- Respondent
- RAI MURARI
- Author
- ARIJIT PASAYAT
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the Karnataka High Court erred in directing the appellant to pay Rs.32,000 with interest to the respondent, as there was no finding by the first appellate court establishing the existence of an agreement for sale. The Court emphasized that the High Court's directions were based on a misinterpretation of the facts and the absence of a valid agreement, thus reversing the High Court's order. The Court clarified that the plaintiff's suit for permanent injunction was improperly dismissed based on these erroneous findings.