https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196263 A party seeking cancellation of a sale deed and recovery of possession under the Specific Relief Act must establish a clear equitable entitlement and approach the court with clean hands. Relief may be refused where the claimant's own conduct contributed to the failed completion of registration, material facts were withheld, an alleged interim arrangement postponing payment was treated as binding, and the suit was brought after a long delay. On those facts, the claim for rescission, cancellation of the instrument, and possession failed because delay, suppression, and inconsistent conduct disentitled the claimant to equitable assistance. en-us Wed, 24 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 23 Nov 2017 16:41:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196263 A party seeking cancellation of a sale deed and recovery of possession under the Specific Relief Act must establish a clear equitable entitlement and approach the court with clean hands. Relief may be refused where the claimant's own conduct contributed to the failed completion of registration, material facts were withheld, an alleged interim arrangement postponing payment was treated as binding, and the suit was brought after a long delay. On those facts, the claim for rescission, cancellation of the instrument, and possession failed because delay, suppression, and inconsistent conduct disentitled the claimant to equitable assistance. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 24 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196263