Habban Shah vs Sheruddin

The Supreme Court examined whether a decree directing the execution of a sale deed upon deposit of the balance sale consideration within a stipulated time is enforceable if the payment is delayed. The dispute involved agricultural land in Haryana where the appellant agreed to sell land but failed to pay the balance amount within three months as ordered. The Court held that the decree remains executable despite the delay, emphasizing the principle that procedural timelines in decrees should not render substantive rights ineffective. Consequently, the sale deed execution was upheld as valid despite the delayed payment.