WritingLaw (Page 85)

PART I (PRELIMINARY) 1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Specific Relief Act, 1963. (2) It extends to theRead More →

2. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “obligation” includes every duty enforceable by law; (b) “settlement” means an instrument [other thanRead More →

3. Savings. Except as otherwise provided herein, nothing in this Act shall be deemed- (a) to deprive any person of any right to relief, otherRead More →

4. Specific relief to be granted only for enforcing individual civil rights and not for enforcing penal laws. Specific relief can be granted only forRead More →

PART II (SPECIFIC RELIEF) CHAPTER I – RECOVERING POSSESSION OF PROPERTY 5. Recovery of specific immovable property. A person entitled to the possession of specificRead More →

Section 6. Specific Relief Act. (Updated) Suit by person dispossessed of immovable property. (1) If any person is dispossessed without his consent of immovable propertyRead More →

7. Recovery of specific movable property. A person entitled to the possession of specific movable property may recover it in the manner provided by theRead More →

8. Liability of person in possession, not as owner, to deliver to persons entitled to immediate possession. Any person having the possession or control ofRead More →

CHAPTER II – SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS 9. Defences respecting suits for relief based on contract. Except as otherwise provided herein, where any relief isRead More →

Section 10 of Specific Relief Act (Updated) Cases in which specific performance of contract enforceable. The specific performance of a contract shall be enforced byRead More →

Section 11 of Specific Relief Act (Updated) Cases in which specific performance of contracts connected with trusts enforceable. (1) Except as otherwise provided in thisRead More →

12. Specific performance of part of contract. (1) Except as otherwise hereinafter provided in this section the court shall not direct the specific performance ofRead More →

13. Rights of purchaser or lessee against person with no title or imperfect title. (1) Where a person contracts to sell or let certain immovableRead More →

Section 14A of Specific Relief Act. Power of court to engage experts. (1) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in the CodeRead More →

CONTRACTS WHICH CANNOT BE SPECIFICALLY ENFORCED Section 14 of Specific Relief Act (Updated) Contracts not specifically enforceable. The following contracts cannot be specifically enforced, namely-Read More →