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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Specific Relief Act 1963 Section 31

When Cancellation May Be Ordered

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/30826

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Specific Relief Act 1963 Section 31 is part of Specific Relief Act 1963 - When Cancellation May Be Ordered. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) Any person against whom a written instrument is void or voidable, and who has reasonable apprehension that such instrument, if left outstanding may cause him serious injury, may sue to have it adjudged void or voidable; and the court may, in its discretion, so adjudge it and order it to be delivered up and cancelled.

(2) If the instrument has been registered under the Indian Registration Act, 1908, the court shall also send a copy of its decree to the officer in whose office the instrument has been so registered; and such officer shall note on the copy of the instrument contained in his books the fact of its cancellation.

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What does Specific Relief Act 1963 Section 31 provide?

Section Section 31 of the Specific Relief Act 1963 (When Cancellation May Be Ordered) is reproduced on this page as part of the Specific Relief Act 1963. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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