Part II, Chapter II — Specific Relief: Specific Performance of Contracts

Specific Relief Act, 1963 · Sections 9–25

• 9Defences respecting suits for relief based on contract.
• 10Specific performance in respect of contracts.
• 11Cases in which specific performance of contracts connected with trusts enforceable.
• 12Specific performance of part of contract.
• 13Rights of purchaser or lessee against person with no title or imperfect title.
• 14Contracts not specifically enforceable.
• 14APower of court to engage experts.
• 15Who may obtain specific performance.
• 16Personal bars to relief.
• 17Contract to sell or let property by one who has no title, not specifically enforceable.
• 18Non-enforcement except with variation.
• 19Relief against parties and persons claiming under them by subsequent title.
• 20Substituted performance of contract.
• 20ASpecial provisions for contract relating to infrastructure project.
• 20BSpecial Courts.
• 20CExpeditious disposal of suits.
• 21Power to award compensation in certain cases.
• 22Power to grant relief for possession, partition, refund of earnest money, etc.
• 23Liquidation of damages not a bar to specific performance.
• 24Bar of suit for compensation for breach after dismissal of suit for specific performance.
• 25Application of preceding sections to certain awards and testamentary directions to execute settlements.

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