Bare act

Specific Relief Act, 1877

Provides for recovery of possession, specific performance of contracts, rectification, rescission, declaratory decrees and injunctions.

Subject: Civil Year: 1877 Pages: 52 Reviewed: 19 Dec 2025

Provides for recovery of possession, specific performance of contracts, rectification, rescission, declaratory decrees and injunctions.

Key provisions

  • Section 8 - suit for possession of immovable property
  • Section 9 - possession within six months of dispossession
  • Section 12 - specific performance
  • Section 42 - declaratory decree
  • Sections 52-57 - injunctions

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