SUMTIBAI . vs PARAS FINANCE CO.RG.PARTNERSHIP FIRM — C.A. No. 117/2001

Case Summary: Sumtibai v. Paras Finance Co. (C.A. No. 117/2001) The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside lower court orders that had rejected the legal representatives of deceased Kapoor Chand's application to file an additional written statement in a specific performance suit. The Court held that every party to a suit has a fundamental right to file a written statement and take available defenses, in accordance with natural justice and the Civil Procedure Code. Since a registered 1960 sale deed showed the property was purchased in favor of both Kapoor Chand and his sons, the heirs demonstrated a fair semblance of title and interest sufficient to challenge the contract, distinguishing this case from precedents barring mere "busybodies" without any claim to the property. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.