Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 – Suit by person dispossessed of immovable property

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Section 6: Suit by person dispossessed of immovable property

  • (1) If any person is dispossessed without his consent of immovable property otherwise than in due course of law, he or any person 1[through whom he has been in possession or any person] claiming through him may, by suit, recover possession thereof, notwithstanding any other title that may be set up in such suit.
  • (2) No suit under this section shall be brought–
    • (a) after the expiry of six months from the date of dispossession; or
    • (b) against the Government.
  • (3) No appeal shall lie from any order or decree passed in any suit instituted under this section, nor shall any review of any such order or decree be allowed.
  • (4) Nothing in this section shall bar any person from suing to establish his title to such property and to recover possession thereof.

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