In this 2019 decision the Supreme Court restated the material questions a court must answer before decreeing specific performance of a contract to sell immovable property. Decided under the pre-2018 Specific Relief Act, it is a compact guide to what a buyer must plead and prove — a valid concluded contract, continuous readiness and willingness, and an equitable case for the discretionary relief.
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.