AMARJIT SINGH RK BATTAS vs KARTAR SINGH — RSA/1647/1997

Summary: The High Court of Punjab and Haryana dismissed the appellant's second appeal seeking specific performance of a 1988 land sale agreement. The court upheld the first appellate court's finding that the appellant failed to prove his "readiness and willingness" to perform the contract as required under Section 16 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963. The court held that by attempting to deduct the mortgage amount from the sale consideration—despite knowing the land was mortgaged when entering the agreement—the appellant sought to alter the original contract terms rather than perform them as agreed, demonstrating lack of genuine readiness and willingness. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.