Rights and Reliefs under Specific Relief Act, 1963: Specific Performance of Contract, Deeds, Power of Attorney

This comprehensive work presents an in-depth analysis of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, along with its interplay with the Indian Contract Act and related property laws. Designed for practitioners, academicians, and students, the book systematically explains the rights and remedies available under Indian law in cases of contractual disputes, property conflicts, and civil wrongs.

Key highlights of the book include:

• Specific Performance of Contract, Deeds & Power of Attorney - principles, judicial discretion, readiness and willingness, and scope of enforcement.
• Property & Possession Matters - recovery of possession, adverse possession, dispossession, ownership disputes, possessory title, and successory rights to property.
• Declaratory & Injunctive Reliefs - requisites, scope, ambit, and the three pillars for grant of temporary injunctions by courts.
• Cancellation & Rescission - cancellation of sale deeds, rectification of instruments, and rescission of contracts.
• Limitation & Time-bound Enforcement - efflux of time, time as the essence of contract, and the role of the Limitation Act in the Specific Relief Act.
• Special Doctrines & Provisions - doctrine of part performance, res judicata, rejection of plaint, impleadment of legal representatives, and treatment of minors under contract and specific relief law.
• Practical Insights - FAQs on the Specific Relief Act and Indian Contract Act, procedural aspects like notice of demand, cause of action, and alternative remedies.

The book is divided into 21 chapters, each dealing with a distinct area of law, blending statutory interpretation, judicial pronouncements, and practical applications to provide a holistic understanding of rights and reliefs.

A valuable reference for lawyers, judges, researchers, and students, this book is equally useful for property owners, contract parties, and litigants seeking clarity on their legal rights and remedies under Indian civil law.

1. Meaning, Nature and Scope
2. Exceptional Nature of Specific Performance in the Indian Law
3. Principles of Specific Performance
4. Ready and Willingness in Suit for Specific Performance of Contract
5. Scope of Exercising Discretion to Grant Relief of Specific Performance
6. Frequently Asked Questions & Understanding on Contract Act & Specific Relief Act
7. Notice of Demand
8. Recovery of Possession and Adverse Possession
9. 'Title’, ‘Ownership’ and ‘Possessory Title'
10. Alternative Remedies for Specific Performance of Contracts
11. Scope and Ambit of Declaratory Decree under the Specific Relief Act, 1963
12. Requisites, Scope and Ambit of Relief of Declaration & Injunction under Specific Relief Act, 1963
13. Three Pillars for Grant of Temporary Injunction by Courts
14. Efflux of Time & Time as Essence of Contract
15. Introduction & Salient Features of the Limitation Act & Applicability to Specific Relief Act, 1963
16. Doctrine of Part Performance and Specific Performance of Contract
17. Minors under Indian Contract Act, 1872 and Specific Relief Act, 1963
18. Recovery of Possession Based on Title and on Earlier Possession
19. ‘Legal Representatives’, Not ‘Legal Heirs’, to be Impleaded on Death of Plaintiff/Defendant
20. Cause of Action - Res Judicata - Rejection of Plaint under Specific Relief Act, 1963
21. Specific Performance - Deeds - Power of Attorney