Section 11 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 – Cases in which specific performance of contracts connected with trusts enforceable

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Section 11: Cases in which specific performance of contracts connected with trusts enforceable

  • (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, specific performance of a 1[contract shall], be enforced when the act agreed to be done is in the performance wholly or partly of a trust.
  • (2) A contract made by a trustee in excess of his powers or in breach of trust cannot be specifically enforced.

Amendment notes (numbers in square brackets in the text above):

  1. 1. Subs. by Act 18 of 2018, s. 4, for “contract may, in the discretion of the court” (w.e.f. 1-10-2018).
  2. 2. Ins. by Act 52 of 1964, s. 3 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 29-12-1964).

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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