Supreme Court orders ₹15 lakh refund with interest after decades-long land sale dispute
The case involves a dispute over a land sale agreement from 1975, where the appellant sought specific performance of the agreement, and the respondent contested it as a loan transaction. The core issue was whether the High Court's order directing a refund of Rs.15,00,000/- with interest was equitable given the decades-long execution of the sale decree.
Appellant: Sobaran Singh (Dead) Through Lrs. Respondent: Gordhan Singh (Dead) Through Lrs. Bench: Justices J. B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran
- The appeal is allowed and the Trial Court's order is restored.
- The plaintiff's possession of the property since 1979 cannot be interfered with.
- The defendant's deposit of Rs.15,00,000/- will be refunded to the defendant with interest within one month.
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Document details
| Official title | Inequitable To Undo Sale Executed Pursuant To Specific Performance Decree Decades Ago By Ordering Refund: Supreme Court |
| Source body | Supreme Court of India — orders & judgments |
| Reference number | — |
| Status | closed (order) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |