The Specific Relief Act, 1963

Specific Relief ActCENTRAL ACT

An Act To Define And Amend The Law Relating To Certain Kinds Of Specific Relief.

Act Number

47

Enactment

1963-12-13

State

Chhattisgarh

Downloads

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PRELIMINARY

Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2Definitions.Section 3Savings.Section 4Specific relief to be granted only for enforcing individual civil rights and not for enforcing penal laws.

RECOVERING POSSESSION OF PROPERTY

Section 5Recovery of specific immovable property.Section 6Suit by person dispossessed of immovable property.Section 7Recovery of specific movable property.Section 8Liability of person in possession, not as owner, to deliver to persons entitled to immediate possession.

SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS

Section 9Defences respecting suits for relief based on contract.

RECTIFICATION OF INSTRUMENTS

Section 26When instrument may be rectified.

RESCISSION OF CONTRACTS

Section 27When rescission may be adjudged or refused.Section 28Rescission in certain circumstances of contracts for the sale or lease of immovable property, the specific performance of which has been decreed.Section 29Alternative prayer for rescission in suit for specific performance.Section 30Court may require parties rescinding to do equity.

CANCELLATION OF INSTRUMENTS

Section 31When cancellation may be ordered.Section 32What instruments may be partially cancelled.Section 33Power to require benefit to be restored or compensation to be made when instrument is cancelled or is successfully resisted as being void or voidable.

DECLARATORY DECREES

Section 34Discretion of court as to declaration of status or right.Section 35Effect of declaration.

INJUNCTIONS GENERALLY

Section 36Preventive relief how granted.Section 37Temporary and perpetual injunctions.

PERPETUAL INJUNCTIONS

Section 38Perpetual injunction when granted.Section 39Mandatory injunctions.Section 40Damages in lieu of, or in addition to, injunction.Section 41Injunction when refused.Section 42Injunction to perform negative agreement.Section 43Repealed.Section 44Repealed.