Topic
Conveyancing
2 articles
Civil & Property Litigation
Earnest Money Forfeited, Part-Payment Refunded: Delhi High Court Draws the Line in a Failed Agreement to Sell
A buyer paid Rs. 17.5 lakh under an Agreement to Sell, then defaulted. The seller kept it all. The Delhi High Court had to work out how much of that money was truly earnest money — and how much was simply price paid too early.
14 min readCivil & Property Litigation
Registered Deeds Are Not Unwound by Afterthought: Gujarat High Court on Part-Payment, Fraud Pleadings and the Fragmentation Act
A seller who takes the cheques, signs the register, and only later complains that the office computer was slow has an uphill pleading burden. This case note works through the Gujarat High Court's reasoning on registered sale deeds, consideration, non est factum and the Fragmentation Act.
13 min read