Suit for recovery of unpaid purchase money under contract of sale of land is not suit for land - Suit neither fall within ambit of S.16(c) nor S.16(d)- Provisions of S.20 applicable for determining jurisdiction.

Citation

AIROnline 2021 KER 6014

Kerala High Court

A. MUHAMED MUSTAQUE , J. and DR . KAUSER EDAPPAGATH , J.

R.F.A. NO. - 203 of 2008 D/- 9 - 4 - 2021

CROMPTON GREAVES LIMITED v. ICON INTEGRATED INDUSTRIES AND SOFTWARE LTD.

(A)Civil P.C. (5 of 1908), S.16(c), S.16(d), S.20 - Jurisdiction of court - Breach of contract

-Suit for recovery of unpaid purchase money under contract of sale of land is not suit for

determination of right or interest in immovable property-Though statutory charge is created

on property u/S. 55 (6) (d) of T.P Act, it cannot be said that suit is one for determination of 'any

right or interest' in immovable property - Suit neither fall within ambit of S.16(c) nor S.16(d)

- Provisions of S.20 applicable for determining jurisdiction.

 (Paras 16 , 17)