K. S. Manjunath vs Moorasavirappa @ Muttanna Chennappa ...

insc-2025-1298 Supreme Court of India 10 November 2025 • CIVIL APPEAL NO. 13507 • 110 min read

18 cases cited (0 SG, 18 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 GC Act General Clauses Act, 1897 Indian Contract Act, 1872 Limitation Act, 1963 Specific Relief Act, 1877 Specific Relief Act, 1963 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 definition of the Penal Code, 1860 said statute was repealed and replaced by the Specific Relief Act, 1963

Judges (2)

J.B. Pardiwala Delivered R. Mahadevan Coram

Parties (2)

K.S. Manjunath Appellant Moorasavirappa @ Muttanna Chennappa Batil Respondent

Case Significance

K. S. Manjunath vs Moorasavirappa @ Muttanna Chennappa ... is a Supreme Court of India decision dated November 10, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1298). Dispute over specific performance of an Agreement to Sell land, involving subsequent purchasers who claimed bona fide purchase. The Supreme Court directed the original vendees to pay the balance sale consideration with 16% interest plus an additional Rs. 5 crore to the appellants, after which sale deeds would be executed. The bench comprised Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan. The judgment was delivered by Justice J.B. Pardiwala.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 18 case citations.

Summary

Dispute over specific performance of an Agreement to Sell land, involving subsequent purchasers who claimed bona fide purchase. The Supreme Court directed the original vendees to pay the balance sale consideration with 16% interest plus an additional Rs. 5 crore to the appellants, after which sale deeds would be executed.

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Statutes Cited

Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

s 2(11)

definition of the Penal Code, 1860

GC Act

s 3(22)

General Clauses Act, 1897

s 3 s 3(2) s 3(22)

Indian Contract Act, 1872

Limitation Act, 1963

s 14

said statute was repealed and replaced by the Specific Relief Act, 1963

Specific Relief Act, 1877

s 21

Specific Relief Act, 1963

s 14 s 14(1) s 14(c) s 14(d) s 19(b) s 31

Transfer of Property Act, 1882

s 3

Cases Cited (18)

IN (18)

(1970) 3 SCC 140 (1973) 1 SCC 633 (1991) 1 SCC 533 (1992) 1 SCC 534 (1995) 5 SCC 115 (2000) 6 SCC 685 (2004) 6 SCC 649 (2011) 1 SCC (Civ) 227 (2011) 1 SCC 429 (2013) 15 SCC 27 (2013) 8 SCC 131 (2017) 2 SCC (Civ) 596 (2017) 4 SCC 654 (2019) 9 SCC 358 2024 SCC OnLine SC 3377 2025 INSC 1298 2025 SCC OnLine SC 2300 2025 SCC OnLine SC 723

Cited By (1)

insc-2025-1298

K. S. Manjunath vs Moorasavirappa @ Muttanna Chennappa ...

Judgment

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