UP JUDICIARY Specific Relief Act, 1963 Syllabus

UP JUDICIARY Specific Relief Act, 1963: topic-wise syllabus

1. 1

   Recovery of Possession (Sections 5-9)

   • Recovery of Specific Immovable Property (Section 5): Owner's Right
   • Suit by Person Dispossessed (Section 6): Summary Procedure, Limitation 6 Months
   • Limits of Section 6: No Bar to Title Suit, Not Against Government
   • Recovery of Specific Movable Property (Sections 7-8): Detention, Specific Delivery
   • Difference Between Section 5 and Section 6 Remedies
   • Case Law: P. Lakshmi Reddy v L. Lakshmi Reddy (Section 6); Maria Margarida v Erasmo Jack (Possession)
2. 2

   Specific Performance of Contracts (Sections 10-21)

   • Contracts That Can Be Enforced (Section 10): No Adequate Remedy in Damages
   • Contracts Not Enforceable (Sections 11-14): Compensation Adequate, Contracts Involving Personal Service, Minor's Contracts
   • Discretion and Powers of Court (Sections 20-21): Circumstances Refusing Relief
   • Who May Obtain Performance (Section 15-16): Parties, Representative, Joint Promisee
   • Personal Bars to Relief (Section 16): Not Ready and Willing, Default, Hardship
   • Case Law: Ahluwalia v Sita Ram (Discretion); Ram Kumar v Ram Charan (Readiness & Willingness)
3. 3

   Rectification, Rescission, and Cancellation (Sections 26-33)

   • Rectification of Instruments (Section 26): Mutual Mistake, Fraud, When Refused
   • Rescission of Contracts (Section 27): Grounds for Rescission, Effect
   • Alternative Claim for Rescission (Section 29), Court's Power (Section 28)
   • Cancellation of Instruments (Sections 31-33): When Void/Voidable, Partial Cancellation
   • Case Law: Maya Devi v Raj Kumari (Rectification)
4. 4

   Declaratory Decrees (Sections 34-35)

   • Discretion of Court to Make Declaration (Section 34): Legal Character/Title to Property
   • Conditions: Plaintiff Entitled to Character/Right, Denial by Defendant, No Further Relief Possible
   • Effect of Declaration (Section 35): Binding on Parties
   • Case Law: Supreme General Films v H.H. Maharaja of Bikaner (Declaratory Suit)
5. 5

   Injunctions (Sections 36-42)

   • Perpetual Injunctions (Section 37): Final Order on Merits, When Granted
   • Temporary Injunctions (Section 37 read with Order 39 CPC): Pending Disposal
   • Mandatory Injunctions (Section 39): Restore Status Quo Ante, Boundary, Repair, Remove Obstruction
   • Damages in Lieu of Injunction (Section 40): Court's Discretion
   • Injunction When Refused (Section 41): Acquiescence, Laches, Adequate Damages Available