Vendor Is a Necessary Party in Specific Performance Suits Even After Transfer of Property to Third Party: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed the settled legal position that a vendor is a necessary party in a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell immovable property, even if the vendor has transferred the property to a third party. The Court clarified that the vendor’s role does not end merely because ownership has been transferred during the pendency of litigation. Bench and Date of Decision The…