Specific Relief Act 1963

ACT NO. 47 OF 1963
[13th December, 1963.]

An Act to define and amend the law relating to certain kinds of specific relief.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fourteenth Year of the Republic of India as follow:-

 

PART I PRELIMINARY

Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Specific Relief Act, 1963.

(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

 

Section 2, 3, 4 of Specific Relief Act

 

 

 

PART II SPECIFIC RELIEF

CHAPTER I RECOVERING POSSESSION OF PROPERTY

Section 5, 6, 7, 8 of Specific Relief Act

 

CHAPTER II SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS

CONTRACTS WHICH CAN BE SPECIFICALLY ENFORCED
Section 9, 10, 11, 12 of Specific Relief Act

Section 13 of Specific Relief Act

 

CONTRACTS, WHICH CANNOT BE SPECIFICALLY ENFORCED

PERSONS FOR OR AGAINST WHOM CONTRACTS MAY BE SPECIFICALLY ENFORCED

Section 14, 14A, 15 and 16 of SR Act

Section 17, 18, 19 of Specific Relief Act

 

SUBSTITUTED PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACT ETC

Section 20, 20A, 20B, 20C SR Act

 

ENFORCEMENT OF AWARDS AND DIRECTIONS TO EXECUTE SETTLEMENTS

Section 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 SR Act

 

CHAPTER III RECTIFICATION OF INSTRUMENTS

Section 26 of Specific Relief Act

 

CHAPTER IV RESCISSION OF CONTRACTS

Section 27, 28, 29, 30 of SR Act

 

CHAPTER V CANCELLATION OF INSTRUMENTS

Section 31, 32, 33 of Specific Relief Act

 

CHAPTER VI DECLARATORY DECREES

Section 34, 35 of Specific Relief Act


PART III PREVENTIVE RELIEF

CHAPTER VII INJUNCTIONS GENERALLY

Section 36, 37 of Specific Relief Act


CHAPTER VIII PERPETUAL INJUNCTIONS

Section 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 SR Act