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ANWAR KHAN vs Mst — 2022 MLD 25 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 MLD 25 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
MLD
Parties
ANWAR KHAN vs Mst
Subject matter
Civil
Provisions referred to
S. 12---S

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Judgment text as reported

ANWAR KHAN VS Mst. BHOLI BIBI S.12---Suit for specific performance---Oral agreement---Burden of proof---Un-natural conduct---Scope---Plaintiff filed suit for specific performance of oral agreement to sell---Validity---Date and time of the agreement were not mentioned in the plaint and same were not stated during the examination as well---Suit land, according to plaint, was purchased by plaintiff and his father but the plaintiff had failed to state in his examination-in-chief that his father was also part of the transaction---Plaintiff's witness could not support his claim in any manner---Plaintiff admitted that he had never seen the defendant---Remaining part of plaintiff's statement was hearsay and he had contradicted the alleged amount of consideration---One of the plaintiff's witnesses had failed to even state about complete particulars of agreement during his examination---Plaintiff had completely failed to produce confidence inspiring evidence which was inevitable to seek the specific performance of oral agreement---Petitioner was obliged, being the beneficiary of the transaction, to prove the same---Plaintiff had filed the suit after half a century of the alleged oral sale---Contents of the plaint and evidence of the plaintiff were highly implausible and against the natural conduct of the parties---No reason existed for not instituting suit for specific performance at relevant point of time---Delay of about five decades could not be attributed to anyone else but the plaintiff---Nothing was brought on record to show that the plaintiff ever made any overt act to keep the alleged oral agreement alive---Revision petition was dismissed.

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