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All About Specific Relief Act, 1963 by Dr. Rajender Kumar Tiwari, Advocate and Purva Bhatija, Advocate is a commentary on the Specific Relief Act, 1963, presented with exhaustive commentary and the latest case laws. Published by Supreme Law House, the volume carries a Foreword by Kapil Prakash Mathur, Co-Chairman, Bar Council of Rajasthan and Additional Advocate General.

The Specific Relief Act, 1963 governs the reliefs a civil court may grant to enforce individual civil rights — as distinct from awarding damages — and it is among the most frequently invoked statutes in property, contract and commercial litigation. This Edition 2026 runs to 967 pages and works through the Act section by section.

Key Features

• Edition 2026, 967 pages
• Section-wise commentary on the Specific Relief Act, 1963
• Supported throughout by the latest case laws
• Foreword by Kapil Prakash Mathur, Co-Chairman, Bar Council of Rajasthan and Additional Advocate General
• Authored by practising Advocates
• Covers recovery of possession of movable and immovable property
• Covers specific performance of contracts and the defences to it
• Covers rectification of instruments and rescission of contracts
• Covers cancellation of instruments and declaratory decrees
• Covers preventive relief — temporary, perpetual and mandatory injunctions
• Published by Supreme Law House

Important Areas Covered

The commentary follows the scheme of the Act. It opens with recovery of possession of specific immovable and movable property, and then turns to the central subject of specific performance of contracts — the contracts that may be specifically enforced, those that cannot, the persons for and against whom enforcement may be claimed, and the discretion of the court.

It then addresses rectification of instruments, rescission of contracts, cancellation of instruments and declaratory decrees, each with the conditions on which the relief is granted or refused.

The closing part of the Act deals with preventive relief, granted at the discretion of the court by injunction. This covers temporary and perpetual injunctions, the grounds on which a perpetual injunction may be granted or refused, mandatory injunctions, and damages awarded in lieu of or in addition to an injunction — together with injunctions to perform a negative agreement.

Who Should Buy This Book?

All About Specific Relief Act, 1963 is intended for:

• Advocates and legal practitioners appearing in civil and property litigation
• Counsel handling suits for specific performance, injunction and declaration
• Judicial Officers and Presiding Officers of civil courts
• Property lawyers, conveyancers and real estate advisers
• Corporate legal departments handling contract enforcement
• Litigation and dispute resolution teams
• Candidates preparing for Judicial Service and Higher Judicial Service examinations
• Law students and research scholars studying contract and specific relief
• Academicians teaching civil law and the law of contract

Why Choose All About Specific Relief Act, 1963?

Specific relief is the practical end of contract and property law: the question is rarely whether a right exists, but what relief a court will actually grant and on what conditions it will refuse it. A dedicated volume allows each of those reliefs — possession, specific performance, rectification, rescission, cancellation, declaration and injunction — to be treated at working depth rather than compressed into a chapter of a general contract text.

With commentary carried section by section and supported by the latest case laws, this edition is a practical desk reference for advocates, judicial officers, corporate legal teams and students working with the Specific Relief Act, 1963.