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Contract I · Unit 4

Specific relief

Unit 4 of Law of Contract and Specific Relief (syllabus: Module 4 — Specific Relief Act 1963). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.

What this unit covers

  • Specific performance after the 2018 amendment
  • Can you get possession back without proving title?
  • When will the court grant an injunction, and when must it refuse one?
  • When is a bare declaration of title refused?

Treat that list as a self-test: recite each topic's rule from memory before you open its cases.

Provisions

Leading cases

  • Indian Oil Corporation Ltd v Amritsar Gas Service
  • Nair Service Society Ltd v K.C. Alexander (1968)
  • Sunil Kumar v Ram Prakash
  • Union of India v Ibrahim Uddin

Exam questions on this unit