JUDGEMENT
SIDDHARTHA VARMA,J. -
(1.) A suit for specific performance was filed by the plaintiff being Suit No.2257 of 1993 with a prayer that the
defendant be directed to execute a sale deed of plot
no.332, Block "D", Defence Colony, Jajmau, Kanpur
Nagar in favour of the plaintiff. This suit was decreed on
28.1.2006. The First Appeal filed by the appellant-Kanpur Development Authority was again dismissed on 14.5.2008.
The case of the plaintiff was that he had purchased, in an
auction sale, the plot in question on 20.3.1966. Thereafter
when no action was taken by the Kanpur Development
Authority, he wrote to them to finally execute the sale
deed in his favour in view of the auction sale. This letter, it
has been claimed by the plaintiff, bore results on
29.3.1993 when the plaintiff was directed to deposit Rs.62,375.96. This was the 75% of the sale proceeds along
with simple interest. The plaintiff claimed that even
though this permission was granted on 29.3.1993, the
actual direction to deposit the amount was given to the
plaintiff on 31.7.1993 and in pursuance thereof he had
deposited the amount on 10.8.1993. However, when,
thereafter, the execution of the sale deed did not take
place, he filed the suit from which the instant Second
Appeal has arisen.
Learned counsel for the defendant/appellant submitted that the permission which was granted was in fact dated 31.3.1993 and the plaintiff was required to deposit the amount of Rs.62,375.96 within 15 days of the demand raised on 31.3.1996.
(2.) The Trial Court framed as many as nine issues and specifically while deciding Issue Nos.2, 3 and 4, held that
in fact the demand was raised by a letter dated 31.7.1993.
The further finding of the Trial Court was that the case
taken by the defendant that in fact the plaintiff had
deposited the money on 22.3.1993 and not on 10.8.1993
was also not believed and a specific finding was arrived at
that in fact the amount which the plaintiff had deposited
was on 10.8.1993.
(3.) The First Appellate Court also agreed with the findings of the Trial Court that the letter dated 31.7.1993 was issued
by the appellant-defendant and that in pursuance thereof
the plaintiff within 15 days had deposited the amount.;
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