Manjit Singh vs Darshana Devi

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision granting specific performance of an oral agreement of sale based on an unregistered sale deed dated 12-02-1986, emphasizing that the subsequent purchasers (defendants Nos. 2 and 3) could not be considered bona fide purchasers under Section 19(b) of the Specific Relief Act, 1963. The Court found that the defendants failed to make necessary inquiries regarding the title of the property and lacked evidence of a prior agreement. The judgment of the First Appellate Court was deemed a result of misreading evidence, thus reinstating the Trial Court's decree in favor of the original plaintiff.