Lakha Singh vs Balwinder Singh

The Supreme Court upheld the lower courts' decisions regarding the specific performance of an agreement to sell under Section 10 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, affirming that the appellant-defendant failed to execute the sale deed as per the agreement dated 7th May, 2007. The Court ruled that the respondent-plaintiff was entitled to recover the earnest money of Rs. 16,00,000/- along with penalties as stipulated in the agreement. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the lower courts' orders for recovery and denying specific performance due to the defendant's non-compliance.