Specific Relief Act 1877

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The Specific Relief Act 1877 was a British Indian statute that systematically set out legal remedies for the enforcement of civil rights, particularly through specific performance and injunctions, rather than monetary compensation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of the Legislature ⓘ
British Indian statute ⓘ
civil law statute ⓘ
aimsTo enforce individual civil rights ⓘ
provide specific remedies where damages are inadequate ⓘ
appliedBy civil courts in British India ⓘ
appliedTo courts in British India ⓘ
basedOn English law of specific performance ⓘ
principles of equity ⓘ
country British India ⓘ
distinguishes rights from remedies ⓘ
distinguishesFrom monetary compensation ⓘ
doesNotPrimarilyProvide damages ⓘ
enactedBy Imperial Legislative Council ⓘ
focusesOn cancellation of instruments ⓘ
declaratory decrees ⓘ
injunctions ⓘ
rectification of instruments ⓘ
rescission of contracts ⓘ
specific performance of contracts ⓘ
historicalPeriod British colonial period in India ⓘ
influenced Specific Relief Act 1963 ⓘ
inForceIn British India ⓘ
jurisdiction British India ⓘ
languageOfStatute English ⓘ
legalDomain civil procedure ⓘ
remedial law ⓘ
legalRemedyType cancellation ⓘ
declaratory relief ⓘ
injunction ⓘ
rectification ⓘ
rescission ⓘ
specific performance ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
primaryPurpose to provide remedies for the enforcement of civil rights ⓘ
to provide specific relief rather than compensatory relief ⓘ
regulates cancellation of instruments ⓘ
grant of declaratory decrees ⓘ
grant of injunctions ⓘ
grant of specific performance ⓘ
rectification of written instruments ⓘ
rescission of contracts ⓘ
repealedBy Specific Relief Act 1963 ⓘ
shortTitle Specific Relief Act, 1877 ⓘ
subjectMatter civil rights ⓘ
contract law ⓘ
equitable remedies ⓘ

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British Indian law → codifiedIn → Specific Relief Act 1877 ⓘ
Specific Relief Act 1877 → shortTitle → Specific Relief Act, 1877 ⓘ
linked to: Specific Relief Act 1877
Specific Relief Act 1877 → influenced → Specific Relief Act 1963 ⓘ
linked to: Specific Relief Act 1877
Specific Relief Act 1877 → repealedBy → Specific Relief Act 1963 ⓘ
linked to: Specific Relief Act 1877