Gomi Bai And Ors. vs Uma Rastogi And Anr. on 29 December, 2004
78. Learned Counsel for the fifth respondent opposes the submission and contends that when D.W.3 deposed that they are not aware of the oral agreement of sale, onus was entirely on the appellant. As the 'appellant has not' even pleaded in her plaint any amount of evidence even by D.W.3, to that effect cannot be looked into. I see force in the submission. As held by various Courts, in a case of this nature, the plaintiff has to necessarily take two important steps; (i) an averment has to be made in the plaint that subsequent purchaser arrayed as defendant has notice of prior agreement and is not a bona fide purchaser for value; (ii) the plaintiff has to pray the Trial Court to enforce specific performance of contract of sale by directing his/her vendors as well as subsequent purchaser to execute sale deed [See Para 7 in Appa Rao v. Veeranna (supra)]. The plaint of the appellant on both these aspects is silent and therefore the evidence of D.W.3 or for that matter the evidence of P.Ws.1 to 5 is of no avail to rescue the appellant from the situation.