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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Specific Relief Act, 1963

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/134201

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Specific Relief Act, 1963 is Central state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Act Text

Preamble1 - Specific Relief Act, 1963
Section1 - SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT
Section2 - DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
Section3 - SAVINGS Except as otherwise provided herein, nothing in this Act shall be deemed
Section4 - SPECIFIC RELIEF TO BE GRANTED ONLY FOR ENFORCING INDIVIDUAL CIVIL RIGHTS AND NOT FOR ENFORCING PENAL LAWS Specific
Part02 - : SPECIFIC RELIEF CHAPTER 1 RECOVERING POSSESSION OF PROPERTY
Section6 - SUIT BY PERSONS DISPOSSESSED OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
Section7 - RECOVERY OF SPECIFIC MOVABLE PROPERTY A person entitled to the possession of specific movable property may recover it,
Section8 - LIABILITY OF PERSON IN POSSESSION, NOT AS OWNER, TO DELIVER TO PERSONS ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION Any person
Chapter2 - SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS
Section9 - DEFENCE RESPECTING SUITS FOR RELIEF BASED ON CONTRACT. Except as otherwise provided herein, where any relief is claimed
Section10 - CASES IN WHICH SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACT ENFORCEABLE Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the specific
Section11 - CASES IN WHICH SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS CONNECTED WITH TRUSTS ENFORCEABLE
Chapter1 - SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF PART OF CONTRACT
Section13 - RIGHTS OF PURCHASER OR LESSEE AGAINST PERSON WITH NO TITLE OR IMPERFECT TITLE
Section15 - WHO MAY OBTAIN SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE Except as otherwise provided by this Chapter, the specific performance of a
Section16 - PERSONAL BARS TO RELIEF Specific performance of a contract cannot be enforced in favour of a person
Section17 - CONTRACT TO SELL OR LET PROPERTY BY ONE WHO HAS NO TITLE, NOT SPECIFICALLY ENFORCEABLE
Section18 - NON--ENFORCEMENT EXCEPT WITH VARIATION Where a plaintiff seeks specific performance of a contract in writing, to which
Section19 - RELIEF AGAINST PARTIES AND PERSONS CLAIMING UNDER THEM BY SUBSEQUENT TITLE Except as otherwise provided by this
Chapter3 - DISCRETION AS TO DECREEING SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
Section21 - POWER TO AWARD COMPENSATION IN CERTAIN CASES
Section22 - POWER TO GRANT RELIEF FOR POSSESSION, PARTITION, REFUND OF EARNEST MONEY, ETC
Section23 - LIQUIDATION OF DAMAGES NOT A BAR TO SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
Section24 - BAR OF SUIT FOR COMPENSATION FOR BREACH AFTER DISMISSAL OF SUIT FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE The dismissal of a suit for
Section25 - APPLICATION OF PRECEDING SECTIONS TO CERTAIN AWARDS AND TESTAMENTARY DIRECTIONS TO EXECUTE SETTLEMENTS The provisions
Chapter03 - : RECTIFICATION OF INSTRUMENTS
Chapter4 - WHEN INSTRUMENT MAY BE RECTIFIED
Section27 - WHEN RESCISSION MAY BE ADJUDGED OR REFUSED
Section28 - RESCISSION IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES OF CONTRACTS FOR THE SALE OR LEASE OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY, THE SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
Section29 - ALTERNATIVE PRAYER FOR RESCISSION IN SUIT FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE A plaintiff instituting a suit for the specific
Section30 - COURT MAY REQUIRE PARTIES RESCINDING TO DO EQUITY On adjudging the rescission of a contract, the court may require the
Chapter5 - CANCELLATION OF INSTRUMENTS
Section32 - WHAT INSTRUMENTS MAY BE PARTIALLY CANCELLED Where an instrument is evidence of different rights or different
Section33 - POWER TO REQUIRE BENEFIT TO BE RESTORED OR COMPENSATION TO BE MADE WHEN INSTRUMENT IS CANCELLED OR IS SUCCESSFULLY
Chapter06 - : DECLARATORY DECREES
Section34 - DISCRETION OF COURT AS TO DECLARATION OF STATUS OR RIGHT Any person entitled to any legal character; or to any right as
Section35 - EFFECT OF DECLARATION A declaration made under this Chapter is binding only on the parties to the suit, persons
Part3 - PREVENTIVE RELIEFS CHAPTER 7 INJUNCTIONS GENERALLY
Section36 - PREVENTIVE RELIEF HOW GRANTED Preventive relief is granted at the discretion of the court by injunction, temporary or
Chapter6 - TEMPORARY AND PERPETUAL INJUNCTIONS
Chapter7 - PERPETUAL INJUNCTION WHEN GRANTED
Section39 - MANDATORY INJUNCTIONS When, to prevent the breach of an obligation, it is necessary to compel the performance of
Section40 - DAMAGES IN LIEU OF, OR IN ADDITION TO, INJUNCTION
Section41 - INJUNCTION WHEN REFUSED An injunction cannot be granted
Section42 - INJUNCTION TO PERFORM NEGATIVE AGREEMENT Notwithstanding anything contained in clause

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