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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Specific Relief Act, 1963 Section 8

LIABILITY OF PERSON IN POSSESSION, NOT AS OWNER, TO DELIVER TO PERSONS ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION Any person

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Specific Relief Act, 1963 Section 8 is part of Specific Relief Act, 1963 - LIABILITY OF PERSON IN POSSESSION, NOT AS OWNER, TO DELIVER TO PERSONS ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION Any person. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

a) when the thing claimed is held by the defendant as the agent or trustee of the plaintiff;

(b) when compensation in money would not afford the plaintiff adequate relief for the loss of the thing claimed;

(c) when it would be extremely difficult to ascertain the actual damage caused by its loss;

(d) when the possession of the thing claimed has been wrongfully transferred from the plaintiff.

Explanation : Unless and until the contrary is proved, the Court shall, in respect of any article of movable property claimed under clause (b) or clause (c) of this section, presume-

(a) that compensation in money would not afford the plaintiff adequate relief for the loss of the thing claimed, or as the case may be;

(b) that it would be extremely difficult to ascertain the actual damage caused by its loss

Frequently asked questions

What does Specific Relief Act, 1963 Section 8 provide?

Section Section 8 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (LIABILITY OF PERSON IN POSSESSION, NOT AS OWNER, TO DELIVER TO PERSONS ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION Any person) 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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