From Primary Courts to High Courts, All Must Follow Civil Procedure Code for Contempt

SC denied specific performance as the buyer failed to deposit the remaining agreed money in court before seeking an order against the seller

The Supreme Court, in a recent judgment, addressed a fundamental question in contract law: can a third party to a contract benefit from it? The Court held that under Roman-Dutch law, a third party can, in theory, gain rights from a contract, but only if the contract itself clearly grants such a benefit and the …