Objective
Section 1: Short Title:
The Specific Relief Act came into force on the 1st day of May, 1877.
Section 4: Saving Clause:
Nothing in the Specific Relief Act shall affect the operation of the Registration Act with respect to documents.
Section 5: Manner of Granting Specific Relief:
Specific relief under this Act may be granted in the following five forms:
By taking possession of property and delivering it to the person entitled thereto;
By ordering the performance of an act which the defendant is bound to perform;
By restraining the commission of an act which the defendant is bound not to do;
By declaring or determining a right other than by awarding damages; and
By appointing a receiver.
Compensation or damages cannot be claimed under this Act.
Section 6: Preventive Relief:
Preventive relief means a remedy by way of restraining a person from doing an act which he is obligated not to do.
Section 7: No Relief to Enforce Penal Laws:
No specific relief shall be granted under this Act to enforce penal laws.
Section 8: Recovery of Specific Immovable Property:
Under Section 8 of the Specific Relief Act, a person lawfully entitled to the possession of specific immovable property may recover it.
Section 9: Suit by Person Dispossessed of Immovable Property:
According to Section 9 of the Specific Relief Act, a suit cannot be brought against the government under this section.
A person dispossessed of immovable property may file a suit to recover possession without proving ownership or title.
A suit under Section 9 for recovery of possession of immovable property must be filed within six months from the date of dispossession.
No appeal or review shall lie against any decree or order passed in a suit instituted under Section 9.