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A suit filed under the provisions of the Specific Relief Act shall be disposed of by the court within a period of ____________months from the date of service of summons to the defendant.
Three
Six
Twelve
One
None of the above
In case of specific performance of part of contract the purchaser
May not relinquish claim to further performance of the remaining part of the contract and has no right to compensation
May relinquish claim to further performance of the remaining part of contract and has right to compensation
Specific performance of part of contract not possible
All the above
Section 9 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, provides for?
Liability of person in possession, not as owner, to deliver to persons entitled to immediate possession;
Suit by person dispossessed of immovable property;
Defences respecting suits for relief based on contract;
Specific performance in respect of contracts;
None of the above
Under SRA Preventive relief is granted at the discretion of the court by
Temporary injunctions
Perpetual injunction
Both 1 and 2
Nither 1 and 2
Which action, as per Section 16, would disallow a person from claiming specific performance even if they were ready and willing to perform the essential terms?
Violating any essential term of the contract
Acting in fraud of the contract
Obtaining substituted performance under Section 20
All of the above
None of the above
Fill in the blanks with respect to Section 21 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963:
In determining the amount of any compensation awarded under this section, the court shall be guided by the principles specified in ___________ of the Indian Contract Act, 1872.
Section 71
Section 72
Section 73
Section 74
Section 75
Which of the following statements aretrue regarding a decree of declaration?
(I) It creates no new rights.
(II) It cannot be prayed as a matter of right.
(III) If all the parties are not joined, declaration cannot be granted.
(IV) Such a decree is conclusive between the parties to it and persons litigating through them.
(I), (II), (III), (IV)
(I), (III), (IV)
(I), (II), (III)
(I) & (II)
Under section 35 of Specific Relief Act, A declaration made is binding only on:-
the parties to the suit
persons not claiming through them respectively
where none of the parties are trustees;
All of the above
What is the total period provided for (including the extension), under Section 20C of the Specific Relief Act, 1963?
Six months
twelve months
eighteen months
twenty-four months
None of the above
Which of the following Sections deals with specific performance of a part of a contract:
10
11
12
13
An order or decree passed in a suit presented under section 6 of the Specific Relief Act is-
appealable
reviewable
neither appealable nor reviewable
both appealable and reviewable
What is the policy behind that an injunction can't be granted for a project covered under Section 20A?
It would speed up the progress of the infrastructure project.
It would not affect the infrastructure project.
It would hinder or delay the progress or completion of the infrastructure project.
It would lead to the cancellation of the infrastructure project.
None of the above
A agrees to sell his one kanal house in Chandigarh to B for Rs. 5 crore. He makes breach of contract. If suit is filed by B then court may grant ________ and may compel A to sell that house to B.
Specific performance
Perpetual injunction
Mandatory injunction
Cancellation of contract
None of the above
Section 18 of THE SPECIFIC RELIEF ACT, 1963 deals_______?
Specific performance in respect of contracts
Non-enforcement except with variation
Contracts not specifically enforceable
Specific performance of part of contracts
Specific performance of contract to build or repair can be ordered:
Where the plaintiff has a substantial interest in the performance of the contract and he cannot be compensated adequately in damages
Where the plaintiff has a substantial interest in the performance of a contract but he can be compensated in damages
Where the plaintiff has no substantial interest in the performance of the contract and can be compensated in damages
All the above.
A contracts with B to sing for twelve months at B's theatre and not to sing in public elsewhere.
B cannot obtain specific performance to sing, but he is entitled to an injunction restraining A from singing at any other place of public entertainment
B can only obtain specific performance to sing
B could not only obtain specific performance to but he is also entitled to an for place of public entertai injunction restraining A from singing at any other place of public entertainment
None of the above.
The circumstances under which section a perpetual injunction can be granted:
Section 36 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963
Section 37 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963
Section 38 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963
Section 39 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963
None of the above
Fill in the blanks with respect to the Specific Relief Act, 1963:
No substituted performance of contract under sub-section (1) of section 20 shall be undertaken unless the party who suffers such breach has given a notice in writing, of not less than ________.
ten days
fifteen days
thirty days
sixty days
None of the above
What is the concept of "substituted performance" introduced by the 2018 Amendment Act primarily focused on?
Financial compensation for breach of contract
Enforcing specific performance by the defaulting party
Allowing a third party or agent to perform the contract in case of breach
Nullification of the contract
None of the above
By virtue of Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act 1963, a suit for possession of an immovable property can be filed within a period of ________ of dispossession.
3 years
3 months
6 months
1 year
