1 REPORTABLE 2024 INSC 377 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 2991 OF 2024 (ARISING OUT OF SLP (CIVIL) NO. 4134 OF 2020) CHANDER BHAN (D) THROUGH LR SHER SINGH …APPELLANT VERSUS MUKHTIAR SINGH & ORS. …RESPONDENTS J U D G M E N T SUDHANSHU DHULIA, J. 1. The appeal filed by the appellant presently before us challenges the Judgement and order dated 03.10.2019, passed in a second appeal by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The impugned Judgement of the High Court has reversed the concurrent findings of the trial court and the first appellate court and has consequently dismissed the suit of specific performance filed by the appellant-plaintiff, although a partial relief was granted to the appellant by return of the earnest money to the appellant, with interest.2 2. The facts leading to this appeal are that on 10.11.2002 appellant and respondent no. 3 entered an agreement to sell relating to 16 “Kanals” of land for a total consideration of Rs. 8