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Delhi District Court

Sh. Nadeem Babar vs (1) Rafiq Ahmed on 5 March, 2015

                 Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi                




                               IN THE COURT OF SH. G. N. PANDEY 
                            ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE­02 (NE)
                             KARKARDOOMA COURTS, DELHI


                                                             CS No. 136/14
                                           Case I.D. Number : 02402C0108592009


           IN THE MATTER OF :­

                       Sh.  Nadeem Babar 
                       S/o Sh. Mohd. Yameen, 
                       R/o 31­A, Old Brijpur, 
                       Parwana Road, Gali No. 6
                       Delhi­110051                                                 ...... Plaintiff 
              
                                                  VERSUS

           (1)         Rafiq Ahmed 
                       S/o Sh. Bundu Khan, 

           (2)         Smt. Shabana Parveen 
                       W/o Rafiq Ahmed 

                       Both R/o B­61 ( Old), B­353( New)
                       Gali No. 2, Tripal Factory Wali Gali 
                       ( Near Ansari STD), Indra Vihar,
                       Shahdara, Delhi­110094                              ......Defendants




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Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors
               Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi                




Date of Institution of suit : 08.04.2009
Received in this Court    : 06.02.2014
Arguments heard on        : 04.03.2015 
Date of Judgment/Order : 05.03.2015 
Decision                  : Suit is decreed                                              



           SUIT FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE, POSSESSION &  
                      PERMANENT INJUNCTION 

                                       J U D G M E N T­

1.          This suit has been filed by the plaintiff against the defendant praying 

for   directing   the   defendant   to   execute   the   sale   documents   in   respect   of 

property bearing No. B­61, Indra Vihar, Shahdara, Delhi ­94 out of Khasra 

No. 57/13 admeasruing 35 sq. yards consisting one room set on ground 

floor and one room set on first floor with kitchen and bathroom as shown 

in red color in the suit plan attached with the plaint ( hereinafter called the 

suit property) ; decree of possession in respect of the suit property and 

permanent injunction restraining the defendant, agents, servants, associates 

etc. not to create any third party interest in the suit property. 

2.          Plaintiff has averred that   on 25.11.2008,   an agreement to sell in 

respect   to   the   suit   property   was   entered   into   with   the   defendant   for   an 

amount of Rs. 8 lakh. The plaintiff paid the earnest money of Rs. 2 lakh 


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Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors
              Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi                




and the remaining consideration was to be paid on or before 22.12.2008  at 

the     time   of   execution   of   the   sale   deed.   The   plaintiff   has   arranged   the 

balance consideration and contacted defendant on 22.12.2008 to visit sub­

registrar   office   for   execution   of   the   documents   but   defendant   did   not 

reached there and plaintiff kept waiting in the office till 04:00 PM. The 

plaintiff again contacted the defendant but of no avail. The defendant even 

did not come on 10.01.2009 to execute the document as agreed between the 

parties. Plaintiff served legal notice dated 15.01.09 to the defendant vide 

registered   AD   as   well   as   UPC   asking   the   defendant   to   execute   the 

documents or pay the double amount of the earnest money in view of the 

agreement but the defendant failed to comply the notice. The plaintiff was 

always   ready   and   willing   and   is   still   willing   to   execute   the   part   of   the 

agreement dated 25.11.2008. Thereafter this  suit is filed by the  plaintiff 

against the defendant. 

3.         None   appeared   for   the   defendant   No.   1   despite   service   through 

affixation and therefore he was proceeded ex parte vide order 24.04.2012. It 

further appears   that on the application U/O 1 Rule 10 CPC filed by the 

defendant No. 2/wife of defendant no. 1, she was impleaded as defendant 

No. 2 in view of order dated 23.04.2011. The defendant No. 2 contested the 

suit and filed WS contending that this suit is false, not maintainable and 



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Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors
               Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi                




filed without any cause of action; the plaintiff has suppressed the material 

facts. As contended, the plaintiff has filed this suit on the basis of forged 

and fabricated agreement in collusion with the defendant No. 1 to grab the 

suit   property   and   defendant   No.   2   is   co­sharer.   It   is   mentioned   that 

defendant  No.  1   has   no  right to  execute  the   said   agreement to  sell  and 

plaintiff   has   concealed   the   material   facts.   It   is   further   mentioned   that 

defendant No. 2 is in possession of the suit property as co­sharer and this 

suit is not maintainable. 

           On merits the defendant No. 2 claimed to be the co­sharer as her 

father gave Rs. 60,000/­ to the defendant No. 1 to purchase the property and 

defendant No. 2 also contributed for the construction of the house. The suit 

for permanent injunction was filed by the defendant No. 2.  The defendant 

No. 2 further denied other contentions of the plaintiff in the  plaint and 

prayed to dismiss the suit with costs.  

4.           Replication   to   the   WS  of   the   defendant   No.   2   was   filed   by   the 

plaintiff whereby the plaintiff has reiterated and reaffirmed the contentions 

as mentioned in the plaint. 

5.         In view of the pleadings of the parties following issues were framed 

vide order dated 07.08.2012:­ 

(I)        Whether the plaintiff is entitled  to decree of specific performance of 



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Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors
              Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi                




the   agreement   to   sell   dated   25.11.2008   and   for   possession   of   the   suit 

premises  ? OPP 

(II)       Whether the plaintiff is entitled  to decree for permanent injunction 

as prayed for ? OPP 

(III)  Whether the  suit has under valued for the purpose of court fees and 

pecuniary jurisdiction ? OPD2

(IV)       Whether the defendant No. 2 has any right, title or interest in the suit 

property  ? OPD2 

(V)        Relief. 

           The case was thereafter fixed for plaintiff's evidence. 

6.         In support of his case the plaintiff examined himself as PW1 by way 

of affidavit Ex. PW1/A. By way of his affidavit of evidence, the plaintiff 

has reiterated the facts mentioned in the plaint. The witness has also relied 

upon the relevant documents i.e. Site Plan Ex. PW1/1, Agreement to Sell 

dated 25.11.2008  Ex. PW1/2, Receipt from the office of Sub­Registrar Ex. 

PW1/3, Legal Notice Ex.PW1/4, Registered AD Postal Receipts and UPC 

Ex. PW1/5 and Ex. PW1/6. 

           The plaintiff has also examined another witness Mr. Saleem  by way 

of   affidavit   Ex.   PW2/A   who   is     one   of   the   attesting   witnesses   in   the 

agreement   to   sell   dated   25.11.2008   executed   between   the   plaintiff   and 



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Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors
              Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi                




defendant No. 1.  The witness has further deposed nothing but the facts as 

deposed by the PW1. 

            As no other witness remained to be examined on behalf of plaintiff, 

PE was closed and case was fixed for DE. 

7.         The   defendant  No.   2     examined   herself    by   way   of  affidavit   Ex. 

D2W1/A  as  DW2  and  deposed  regarding  the   contentions  in  the   written 

statement.  The DE was thereafter closed.   

8.           I   have   heard   the   Ld.   Counsel  for   the   parties   and   considered   the 

relevant materials on record. I have also considered the relevant provisions 

of law. My finding on the above said issues are as under:­ 

Issue No.  I to  IV ­

(I)        Whether   the   plaintiff   is   entitled   to   decree   of   specific 

performance   of   the   agreement   to   sell   dated   25.11.2008   and   for 

possession of the suit premises  ? OPP 

(II)       Whether   the   plaintiff   is   entitled     to   decree   for   permanent 

injunction as prayed for ? OPP 

(III)  Whether the  suit has under valued for the purpose of court fees 

and pecuniary jurisdiction ? OPD2

(IV) Whether the defendant No. 2 has any right, title or interest in the 



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Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors
               Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi                




suit property  ? OPD2 

9.         The   brief   and   relevant   facts   for   filing   of   the   suit   along   with   the 

defence of the defendant  is mentioned at the outset.  The onus to prove the 

issue No. I to II i.e. regarding entitlement of the reliefs as prayed in the suit 

was upon the plaintiff though the onus to prove the issue No. III and IV was 

upon the defendant No. 2.  All these issues are examined and adjudicated 

together being inter related. 

10.        It   is   well   settled   that   a   suit   has   to   be   tried   on   the   basis   of   the 

pleadings of the contesting parties which is filed in the suit in the form of 

plaint and written statement and the nucleus of the case of the plaintiff and 

the contesting case of the defendant in the form of issues emerges out of 

that.   Being   a   civil   suit,   this   suit   is   to   be   decided   on   the   basis   of 

preponderance of probabilities.

           In the case of Raj Kumar Singh & Anr. Vs. Jagjit Chawla, reported 

in  183 (2011) DLT   418, the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi was pleased to 

observe as under:­

               "A civil case is decided on balance of probabilities. The  

               balance of probabilities in the present case shows that the  

               Power of Attorney Ex. PW3/1 and the Will Ex. P­1 were  

               duly executed by the deceased Sh. Sohan Singh. The Power  




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Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors
              Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi                




              of Attorney is after all a registered Power of Attorney, and  

              more   importantly,   the   original   title   documents   of   the  

              subject property are in the possession of the respondent  

No. 1 and which would not have been, if there was not to be any transfer of title in the suit property. Merely because two views are possible, this court would not interfere with one possible and plausible view which is taken by the court below, unless such view causes grave injustice. In my opinion, in fact, grave injustice will be caused not to the objectors/appellants but to the respondent No. 1 her father­in­law Sh. Sewa Singh, if the impugned judgment is set aside."

In the case of Vishnu Dutt Sharma Vs. Daya Sapra, reported in (2009) 13 SCC 729, the Hon'ble Supreme Court was pleased to observe as under:

'' 8. There cannot be any doubt or dispute that a creditor can maintain a civil and criminal proceedings at the same time. Both the proceedings, thus, can run parallel. The fact required to be proved for obtaining a decree in the civil suit and a judgment of conviction in the criminal proceedings may be overlapping but the standard of proof in a criminal CS No. 136/14 8/21 Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi case vis­a­vis a civil suit, indisputably is different. Whereas in a criminal case the prosecution is bound to prove the commission of the offence on the part of the accused beyond any reasonable doubt, in a civil suit " preponderance of probability" would serve the purpose for obtaining a decree".
In the cases of Vishnu Dutt Sharma Vs. Daya Sapra, reported in (2009) 13 SCC 729 and Raj Kumar Singh & Anr. Vs. Jagjit Chawla, reported in 183 (2011) DLT 418, it has been held that a civil case is to be decided on balance of probabilities
11. Section 101 of the Evidence Act, 1872 defines " burden of proof"
which is reproduced as below:­ " 101. Burden of proof­ whoever desires any court to give judgment as to any legal right or liability dependent on the existence of facts which he asserts, must prove that those facts exist.
When a person is bound to prove the existence of any fact, it is said that the burden of proof lies on that person."

Section 101 of the Evidence Act has clearly laid down that the CS No. 136/14 9/21 Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi burden of proving a fact always lying upon the person who asserts the facts. Until such burden is discharged, the other party is not required to be called upon to prove his case. The court has to examine as to whether the person upon whom the burden lies has been liable to discharge his burden. Until he arrives at such conclusion he cannot proceed on the basis of weakness of other party.

12. Section 20 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 provides that jurisdiction to decree specific performance is discretionary and the court is not bound to grant such relief merely because it is lawful to do so. The specific performance is an equitable relief and Section 20 of the Act preserves judicial discretion. The relief U/S 20 is not automatic as the Court is required to see the totality of the circumstances which are to be assessed by the Court in the light of facts and circumstances of each case. The party who seek specific performance being an equitable relief must come to the court with clean hands and while exercising the discretion, the court would take into consideration the circumstances of the case, the conduct of parties and the motive behind the litigation.

13. In a suit for Specific Performance, the plaintiff has to prove a valid sale agreement; the breach of the contract by the defendant and readiness and willingness of the plaintiff to perform his part of the contract. The CS No. 136/14 10/21 Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi relevant provision of law i.e. Section 16 (c ) of the Specific Relief Acts mandates readiness and willingness on the part of the plaintiff as a condition precedent to seek specific performance. Section 16 (c ) is reproduced hereunder:­ " Section 16. Personal bars to relief­ Specific performance of a contract cannot be enforced in favour of a person­ XXX XXX XXX ( C) who fails to aver and prove that he has performed or has always been ready and willing to perform the essential terms of the contract which are to be performed by him, other than terms the performance of which has been prevented or waived by the defendant.

Explanation.­ For the purposes of clause ( c ), ­where a contract involves the payment of money, it is not essential for the plaintiff to actually tender to the defendant or to deposit in court any money except when so directed by the court; the plaintiff must aver performance of, or readiness and willingness to perform, the contract according to its true construction." CS No. 136/14 11/21 Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi

14. As held by Hon'ble Delhi High Court in RFA No. 83/2007, the readiness and willingness are two separate issues. The former depends upon the availability of the requisite funds whereas the later depends on the intention of the purchaser. The readiness has to be proved by the purchaser by leading evidence relating to the availability of the funds whereas the intention has to be inferred from the various circumstances on record. If there is not availability of the funds with the purchaser, he can be none suited on the ground of non readiness alone. If the plaintiff is able to show and prove the availability of balance sale consideration with him at the time fixed for performance in the agreement, it is an indication of his readiness but his willingness/intention to perform cannot be inferred from readiness alone. It is the duty of the Court to find out which party has not performed his part of the contract and the Court has to take into consideration the human probabilities, ordinary course of human conduct and commonsense to draw necessary inference. The Court has to minutely examine the conduct of the parties in order to ascertain the truth.

15. In N. P. Thirugnanam Vs. Dr. R. Jagan Mohan Rao, ( 1995) 5 SCC 115, the Supreme Court held that the Court must take into consideration the conduct of the plaintiff prior and subsequent to the filing of the suit along with other attending circumstances to adjudge the " readiness" and " CS No. 136/14 12/21

Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi willingness" of the plaintiff. The amount of balance sale consideration must be proved to be available with the purchaser right from the date of execution till the date of decree. The Court upheld the dismissal of the suit for specific performance on various grounds inter alia that the plaintiff was dabbing in real estate business without means to purchase the suit property and the very contract was speculative in nature.
In R. C. Chandiok V. Chunni Lal Sabharwal, (1970) 3 SCC 140, the Supreme Court held that " readiness" and " willingness" cannot be treated as a straitjacket formula. It has to be determined from the entirety of facts and circumstances relevant to the intention and conduct of the party concerned.

16. The plaintiff examined himself as PW1 in support of his case and one of the witness to the agreement as PW2 and proved regarding the execution of the notarized agreement Ex. PW1/2. In the WS the defendant No. 2 has simplicitor denied the execution of the agreement by the defendant No. 1 contending that he has no right. It appears that the denial regarding the execution between the parties as well as payment of earnest money by the plaintiff to the defendant No. 1 by the defendant No. 2 is without any knowledge and she is not aware regarding this fact all. It is reiterated that execution of the agreement to sell and payment of earnest CS No. 136/14 13/21 Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi money is proved in view of the testimony of the witnesses as well as for want of knowledge by the defendant in simple denial. The only question remained as to whether the defendant No. 1 had no right to enter into agreement to sell as the defendant No. 2 is the co­sharer in the suit property.

17. The plaintiff has claimed his readiness and willingness to perform his part of agreement. Even in view of the contentions of the defendant No. 2, the title documents of the property is in the name of defendant No. 1. The testimony of the PWs in one way or the other remained un­impeached. The defendant No. 2 on the other hand failed to produce any document on record to prove her contention regarding the ownership of the suit property or the suit property being purchased by her father. There is nothing on record except the bald averments of the defendant No. 2 which is not sufficient to prove the contentions. The defendant No. 2 further failed to show as to how this suit is not properly valued or this court has no pecuniary jurisdiction. She rather admitted during cross­examination that suit property was purchased about 35­40 years ago in the name of her husband i.e. defendant No. 1. She also admitted the receipt of the legal notice and non reply of the same along with none of the property documents in her name. In nut shell the defendant No. 2 failed to CS No. 136/14 14/21 Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi discharge the onus and prove this issue that she has any right, title or interest in the suit property being co­owner. Issue No. III and IV are decided against the defendant No. 2 accordingly.

18. In view of the pleading of the parties, testimony of the witnesses and documents on record, it is categorically proved that the defendant No. 1 has entered into agreement to sell with the plaintiff as mentioned in the plaint and as the defendant No. 1 failed to execute the sale documents, the plaintiff has every cause of action for filing of this suit. The PWs deposed regarding the facts as mentioned in the plaint which is proved. Moreover, the contentions of the plaintiff is admitted in one way or the other also in view of the pleadings. The testimony of the PWs remained un­impeached and un­controverted and accordingly there is no reason to disbelieve the same. The plaintiff during cross­examination supported his case. There is nothing on record to deny the claim of the plaintiff except the bald averments of the defendant No. 2. The agreement between the plaintiff and defendant No. 1 is also proved by the attesting witness PW2. The plaintiff categorically deposed that he is ready and willing to perform his part of the agreement.

19. In view of the pleadings of the parties and testimony of the witnesses, it is proved that the agreement to sell Ex. PW1/2 was executed CS No. 136/14 15/21 Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi between the plaintiff and defendant No. 1 and the defendant No. 1 failed to execute the sale documents despite readiness and willingness to perform his part of the agreement by the plaintiff. The Ld. Counsel for the defendant further challenged the maintainability of this suit on the ground that the agreement to sell being un­registered and inadmissible in evidence for passing decree in specific performance.

Section 17 of the Registration Act enumerates the list of documents which require registration. Section 17 (1) (b) of the Act provides for the registration of non­testamentary instruments which purport or operate to create, declare, assign, limit or extinguish, whether in present or in future, any right, title or interest, whether vested or contingent, of the value of one hundred rupees and upwards, to or in immovable property.

As the document Ex. PW1/2 is an agreement for sale of immovable property, it will not come under Section 17 (1) (b) of the clauses (b) and (c) of Sub­section (1) of Section 17 applies to any document not itself creating, declaring, assigning, limiting or extinguishing any right, title or interest of the value of one hundred rupees and upwards to or in immovable property, but, merely creating a right to obtain another document which will, when executed, create, declare, assign, limit or extinguish any such right, title or interest.

CS No. 136/14 16/21 Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi An agreement for sale of immovable property is a non­testamentary instrument which does not create, declare, assign, limit or extinguish, any right, title or interest, whether vested or contingent in immovable property. Section 17 (2) (v) makes the position clear that a document not itself creating a right in immovable property of the value of Rs. 100/­ and upwards, but merely creating a right to obtain another document which will, when executed, create any such right need not be registered.

It has been held in Narasimhaswamy v. Venkatalingam AIR 1927 Mad 636 (FB) that a document which does not by itself convey property but merely gives a right to call for another document does not require registration. Explanation to Section 17 (2) of the Act makes it clear that even an unregistered document affecting immovable property may be received as an evidence of contract in a suit for specific performance. This explanation was added by Section 2 of the Indian Registration ( Amendment) Act, 1927. The explanation states that a document purporting or operating to effect a contract for the sale of immovable property shall not be deemed to require or ever to have required registration by reason only of the fact that such a document contains a recital of the payment of any earnest money or of the whole or of any part of the purchase money.

CS No. 136/14 17/21 Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi In view of Section 17 (2) (v) and the proviso to Section 49 of the Registration Act, it has to be held that an agreement for sale of immovable property even though not registered can form the basis for a suit specific performance. Thus, the contention of the Ld. Counsel for the defendant No. 2 that the agreement to sell Ex. PW1/2 cannot be enforced for want of registration, is untenable and misconceived.

20. In the present case the plaintiff stated in the plaint and also deposed that he is ready and willing to perform his part of the contract i.e. to pay the remaining balance sale consideration to the defendants and obtain titled deeds from him. The plaintiff further proved that he visited to the office of sub­registrar to pay the balance consideration and obtain the sale deed. In view of the unrebutted facts proved by clear and cogent evidence show that vide agreement to sell dated 25.11.2008 Ex. PW1/2, the defendant No. 1 agreed to sell the suit property to the plaintiff. The contention of the defendant No. 2 is controverted and is not reliable as discussed above. Moreover, no amount of evidence in respect of a plea, which has not been incorporated in the pleadings can be taken into consideration. Further, a party cannot be allowed to travel beyond his pleadings. As the plaintiff deposed and proved that he was always ready and willing to pay the remaining sale consideration for execution of the sale documents but the CS No. 136/14 18/21 Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi defendant did not perform his part of the agreement.

21. I have gone through the judgment reported as (2003) 8 SCC 752. As held:­ Whether a civil or a criminal case, the anvil of testing of "

proved", " disproved" and " not proved" as defined in Section 3 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is one and the same. It is the valuation of the result drawn by the applicability of the rule contained in Section 3 of the Evidence Act, 1872 that makes the difference. In a suit for possession of property based on title, if the plaintiff creates a high degree of probability of his title to ownership, instead of proving his title beyond any reasonable doubts, that would be enough to shift the onus on the defendant. If the defendant fails to shift back the onus, the plaintiffs burden of proof would stand discharged so as to amount to proof of the plaintiff's title ( Para 28,29 and 33). The present case being a civil one, the plaintiff could not be expected to prove his title beyond any reasonable doubt; a high degree of probability lending assurance of the availability of title with him would be enough to shift the onus the plaintiff's burden of proof can safely be deemed to CS No. 136/14 19/21 Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi have been discharged. In the opinion of this court the plaintiff had succeeded in shifting the onus on the defendant and, therefore, the burden of proof which lay on the plaintiff had stood discharged.
The ratio of the judgment is squarely applicable in the facts and circumstances of this case.

22. In view of the aforesaid discussions, materials on the record and testimony of the witnesses, it is proved that the plaintiff proved that he was ready to make the payment on the day when the documents were to be executed or on the day when the suit was filed. The payment of the balance sale consideration and execution of title documents was a simultaneous act. The defendant No. 1 was under obligation to receive the balance sale consideration and execute the sale documents. This Court does not find any substance in the contention of the defendants. The plaintiff is therefore entitled for the relief as prayed in the suit. Issue No. I and II are accordingly decided in favour of the plaintiff and against the defendants. Relief ­ (I) The suit of the plaintiff is decreed for specific performance of agreement to sell dated 25.11.2008 Ex. PW1/1 in his favour and against the defendant, on the plaintiff paying to the defendant a sum of Rs. 6 lakh at CS No. 136/14 20/21 Nadeem Babar Vs. Rafiq Ahmed & Ors Sh. G. N. Pandey, Additional District Judge­2( NE), KKD Courts, Delhi the time of registration of title documents in favour of the plaintiff. The defendants shall execute the title documents in favour of the plaintiff within three months from the date of this order and thereafter transfer the possession of the suit property to the plaintiff. In case the defendant failed to hand over the possession as mentioned above, the plaintiff shall be at liberty to execute the decree for possession of the suit property as per the site plan Ex. PW1/1 in accordance with law.

(II) The defendant, agents, attorneys, associates etc. are restrained from transferring or creating any third party interest in the suit property without following due process of law.

(III) The plaintiff is also entitled for the cost of the suit.

Decree sheet be prepared accordingly.

File be consigned to record room after necessary compliance. Announced in open Court on this 05th day of March, 2015 G. N. Pandey Addl. District Judge­02 (NE) Karkardooma Courts, Delhi.

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