MRITUNJOY DAS Vs. SABITRIMONI DASI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) DEFENDANT 2 is the appellant in this Court and this appeal arises out of a suit for specific performance of contract. The plaintiff's case was that Uttar Manikpur Hitakari Bank, which is represented in these proceedings through its Secretary, had agreed to sell certain lands to the plaintiff under certain conditions. That offer was accepted but the Bank did not accept the amount and the property was sold by the Bank to defendant 1. Hence the suit for specific performance.

(2.) DEFENDANT 1, the subsequent transferee from the Bank, filed a written statement denying all allegations of collusion with the Bank or its officers and further pleaded that he was a bona fide purchaser for value without notice of the alleged previous contract with the plaintiff. Defendant 2 filed a separate written statement alleging that the plaintiff did not fulfil her part of the contract, time was of the essence of the contract, and denying all the other allegations made about collusion and other statements. The learned Munsif decreed the suit in part directing defendant 2 to execute and register a kobala in favour of the plaintiff in respect of the property in suit within a particular date and in default, the kobala was to be executed by the Court at the costs of defendant 2. An appeal was taken against this decision by defendants 1 and 2 before the Court of the District Judge. A cross -objection was filed by the plaintiff with a prayer that defendant 1 should also be directed to execute and register the kobala jointly with defendant 2.

(3.) A second appeal has been filed by defendant 2, the Secretary of the Uttar Manikpur Hitakari Bank making the plaintiff as also defendant 1 respondents to the appeal. During the pendency of this appeal in this Court, defendant 1 died and no steps were taken within 90 days by the appellant for bringing the heirs on the record. Subsequently, the appellant obtained a Rule from this Court (C. R. 1202 (S) of 1947) to show cause why the abatement should not be set aside and the heirs of defendant 1 brought on the record. This Rule came up for hearing on 19th February and was discharged. An application for setting aside the abatement and for substituting the heirs of the deceased respondent 2, was rejected. The further contention on behalf of the petitioner appellant that the heirs of the deceased respondent might be added as party respondents to the appeal was also disallowed.