Tagged “delay-laches”

Mohammed Khaleel v. Jayamma (2026): why fixed deposits opened years after suit cannot prove readiness and willingness

Under pre-2018 Section 16(c) of the Specific Relief Act, a buyer must plead and prove continuous readiness and willingness from the date of the agreement to the decree — so fixed deposits created years after the suit, plus an unexplained delay of two years and nine months in filing, defeated the claim for specific performance.