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Ashok Kini
The Supreme Court observed that a vendee who does not perform one
of the essential promises in a contract is not entitled to the
discretionary relief of specific performance of that very contract. The
bench comprising Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Aniruddha Bose
observed that the payment of rent was an essential term of the contract
had failed to perform his part of the contract. A party cannot claim
that though he may not perform his part of the contract he is entitled to
specific performance of the same, the bench said.
Order IX Rule 9 CPC-Decree Against Plaintiff By Default Bars
Fresh Suit On Same Cause Of Action By Successor In Title
Mayandi V. Pandarachamy
While cancelling the bail granted to Nittin Johari, the Chief Financial
Officer and Whole Time Director (Finance) of Bhushan Steel Ltd.,
the Supreme Court reiterated that the economic offences constitute a
class apart and stringent view must be adopted while deciding bail
applications.
Executing Court Cannot Travel Beyond The Order Or Decree
Under Execution
S. Bhaskaran vs. Sebastian (Dead)
While upholding Section 62(5) of Punjab Value Added Tax Act, the
Supreme Court observed that the Appellate Authority cannot override
statutory requirement of pre-deposit when the statute mandates that no
appeal can be entertained unless such requirement is satisfied.
The Supreme Court has held that the claim for refund under Section
27 of the Customs Act cannot be entertained unless the order of
assessment or self-assessment is modified in accordance with law by
taking recourse to the appropriate proceedings. The bench comprising
Justice Arun Mishra, Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Indira Banerjee
observed that in case any person is aggrieved by any order which
would include self-assessment, he has to get the order modified under
Section 128 or under other relevant provisions of the Act and that it
would not be within the ken of Section 27 to set aside the order of self
assessment and reassess the duty for making refund.