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Supreme Court of India · 2008-07-11

GAURI SHANKAR PRASAD vs BRAHMA NAND SINGH

Citation / case number
SC 2001/16400
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
GAURI SHANKAR PRASAD
Respondent
BRAHMA NAND SINGH
Author
ARIJIT PASAYAT
Bench
ARIJIT PASAYAT,P. SATHASIVAM, , ,

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the trial court, which decreed the suit in favor of the plaintiffs-appellants based on the principles of contract law as outlined in the Indian Contract Act, 1872. The Court emphasized that the plaintiffs had a right to re-convey the property under the terms of the agreement, and the defendant's failure to perform his part of the contract constituted a breach. The Court affirmed that the plaintiffs had made efforts to repay the consideration and were entitled to the re-conveyance of the land as per the agreement.

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