The Specific Relief Act

• 1: Short title. Local extent. Commencement
• 2: [Repealed.](repealed)
• 3: Interpretation clause. Words defined in Contract Act
• 4: Savings
• 5: Specific relief how given
• 6: Preventive relief
• 7: Relief not granted to enforce penal law

Chapter I — Of Recovering Possession Of Property

• 8: Recovery of specific immoveable property
• 9: Suit by person dispossessed of immoveable property
• 10: Recovery of specific moveable property
• 11: Liability of person in possession, not as owner, to deliver to person entitled to immediate

Chapter II — Of The Specific Performance Of Contracts

• 12: Cases in which specific performance enforceable
• 13: Contract of which the subject has partially ceased to exist
• 14: Specific performance of part of contract where part unperformed is small
• 15: Specific performance of part of contract where part unperformed is large
• 16: Specific performance of independent part of contract
• 17: Bar in other cases of specific performance of part of contract
• 18: Purchaser's rights against vendor with imperfect title
• 19: Power to award compensation in certain cases
• 20: Liquidation of damages not a bar to specific performance
• 21: Contracts not specifically enforceable
• 22: Discretion as to decreeing specific performance
• 23: Who may obtain specific performance
• 24: Personal bars to the relief
• 25: Contracts to sell property by one who has no title, or who is a voluntary settler
• 26: Non enforcement except with variation
• 27: Relief against parties and persons claiming under them by subsequent title
• 27A: Specific performance in case of part performance of contract to lease
• 28: What parties cannot be compelled to perform
• 29: Bar of suit for breach after dismissal
• 30: Application of preceding sections to awards and testamentary directions to execute

Chapter III — Of The Rectification Of Instruments

• 31: When instrument may be rectified
• 32: Presumption as to intent of parties
• 33: Principles of rectification
• 34: Specific enforcement of rectified contract

Chapter IV — Of The Recission Of Contracts

• 35: When rescission may be adjudged
• 36: Rescission for mistake
• 37: Alternative prayer for rescission in suit for specific performance
• 38: Court may require party rescinding to do equity

Chapter IX — Of Injunctions Generally

• 52: Preventive relief how granted
• 53: Temporary injunctions

Chapter V — Of The Cancellation Of Instruments

• 39: When cancellation may be ordered
• 40: What instruments may be partially cancelled
• 41: Power to require party for whom instrument is cancelled to make compensation

Chapter VI — Of Declaratory Decrees

• 42: Discretion of Court as to declaration of status or right
• 43: Effect of declaration

Chapter VII — Of The Appointment Of Receivers

• 44: Appointment of receivers discretionary

Chapter VIII — Of The Enforcement Of Public Duties

• 45 to 51: [Omitted] Of The Enforcement Of Public Duties(omitted)

Chapter X — Of Perpetual Injunctions

• 54: Perpetual injunctions when granted
• 55: Mandatory injunction
• 56: Injunction when refused
• 57: Injunction to perform negative agreement

Preliminary

• Preamble: Preamble

Schedule

• Schedule: Schedule [Repealed](repealed)