URMILA DEVI vs THE DEITY MANDIR SHREE CHAMUNDA DEVI MOHAL PADDAR

The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in modifying the decree of specific performance of contract under Section 20 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, by substituting it with a monetary compensation of Rs.90,000. The Court established that once the agreement to sell was executed and possession was delivered, the plaintiff was entitled to specific performance despite the subsequent gift deed executed by the defendants. The appeal was allowed, restoring the trial court's decree for specific performance against the defendants.