Section 29 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 – Alternative prayer for rescission in suit for specific performance

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Section 29: Alternative prayer for rescission in suit for specific performance

A plaintiff instituting a suit for the specific performance of a contract in writing may pray in the alternative that, if the contract cannot be specifically enforced, it may be rescinded and delivered up to be cancelled; and the court, if it refuses to enforce the contract specifically, may direct it to be rescinded and delivered up accordingly.

Source: official text of The Specific Relief Act, 1963 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Specific Relief Act, 1963.

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