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A.S.(MD).No.157 of 2016
21.2. On careful perusal of the said judgment, it is clear that the
discretionary relief of specific performance could be granted only if the
plaintiff makes out case, that too strong case for exercising discretion by
Courts and the Courts should meticulously consider all case and Court is
not bound to grant specific performance. Merely because, it was lawful to
do so, and further, it is clear that in the suit for specific performance,
bounden duty of the plaintiff is to prove that he is ready and willing to
perform his part of the contract and the plaintiff failed to give reasons for
delay in issuing suit notice and further delay in filing suit, the plaintiff is
not entitled to the discretionary relief of specific performance. In the case
on hand also the plaintiffs issued suit notice with huge delay and the
delay was not properly explained and even after the notice, the suit was
filed with further delay and the plaintiffs have failed to prove their
readiness of willingness. Therefore, the said case laws are squarely
applicable to the present facts of the case.
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A.S.(MD).No.157 of 2016
21.4. On careful perusal of the said judgment, it is clear that in a
suit for specific performance, the defendants must also come to the Court
with clean hands and they cannot find fault with the plaintiffs' case and
get the dismissal order. The said case law will not be applicable to the
present facts of the case because, in this case, no any pleading in respect
of any fraud or other mistakes committed by the defendants. In view of
the above said judgments and discussions, this Court is of the opinion
that the plaintiffs are not entitled to the relief of special performance of
contract. Thus, the point is answered.