Section 14 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 – Contracts not specifically enforceable

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Section 14: Contracts not specifically enforceable

1The following contracts cannot be specifically enforced, namely:–

  • (a) where a party to the contract has obtained substituted performance of contract in accordance with the provisions of section 20;
  • (b) a contract, the performance of which involves the performance of a continuous duty which the court cannot supervise;
  • (c) a contract which is so dependent on the personal qualifications of the parties that the court cannot enforce specific performance of its material terms; and
  • (d) a contract which is in its nature determinable.]

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

  1. 1. Subs. by Act 18 of 2018, s. 5, for section 14 (w.e.f. 1-10-2018).

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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