https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272556 A suit for specific performance based on an alleged oral reconveyance agreement failed because the plaintiff did not prove a definite contract by convincing evidence. The sale deed reflected an outright sale, the claimed reconveyance covenant was not explained or recorded, and the supporting witnesses were found unreliable. Relief also could not rest on the defendant's alternative agreement because the plaintiff neither accepted that version nor pleaded and proved readiness and willingness to perform it. In specific performance claims, the plaintiff must establish the precise contract sued upon and continuous readiness and willingness; absent those pleadings and proof, the decree could not stand. en-us Mon, 18 Aug 1969 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 May 2018 10:16:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272556 A suit for specific performance based on an alleged oral reconveyance agreement failed because the plaintiff did not prove a definite contract by convincing evidence. The sale deed reflected an outright sale, the claimed reconveyance covenant was not explained or recorded, and the supporting witnesses were found unreliable. Relief also could not rest on the defendant's alternative agreement because the plaintiff neither accepted that version nor pleaded and proved readiness and willingness to perform it. In specific performance claims, the plaintiff must establish the precise contract sued upon and continuous readiness and willingness; absent those pleadings and proof, the decree could not stand. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 18 Aug 1969 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272556