No Second Bite at the Cherry: SC Bars Execution After Abandoning Title Challenge

Sharada Sanghi & Ors. Vs Asha Agarwal & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal in a property dispute involving specific performance, holding that a party cannot abandon direct proceedings and later revive the same dispute through execution. The appellants had obtained a decree for specific performance and sought execution for possession. However, third parties (claiming independent title through sale deeds) resisted execution. Crucially: The appellants had earlier filed separate suits to cancel those sale deeds, but Allowed both suits (and restoration app...