Shivaji Yallappa Patil vs Ranajeet Appasaheb Patil .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to grant specific performance of a contract for the sale of agricultural land under Section 20 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963. The Court emphasized that the plaintiffs had a valid agreement to purchase the land and had made part payment, thus entitling them to specific performance despite the subsequent sale to a third party. The Court ordered that the plaintiffs must pay the prevailing market value within six months to complete the transaction.