Specific Relief Act, 1963

Section 43

Specific performance of contracts for the sale of immovable property.

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Provision: Section 43 of Specific Relief Act, 1963
Act: Specific Relief Act, 1963
Classification: civil
Jurisdiction: India

Statutory Content

What does Section 43 of Specific Relief Act, 1963 say?

Where any contract is for the sale of immovable property, the court shall not grant a decree for specific performance of that contract, unless the buyer has paid a sum of money as a part payment of the purchase-money, or has given a bank draft or a cheque for the whole of the purchase-money, or has executed a registered instrument containing the terms and conditions of the contract, and the seller has executed a registered instrument of transfer of the property, or has put the buyer into possession of the property.

Indian StandardSection 43, Specific Relief Act, 1963

Bluebook (21st ed.)Specific Relief Act, 1963, § 43 (India)

Court Pleading StandardSection 43 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963

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What is Section 43 of Specific Relief Act, 1963?

Section 43 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (Specific Relief Act, 1963) defines and regulates "Specific performance of contracts for the sale of immovable property.". The section states: Where any contract is for the sale of immovable property, the court shall not grant a decree for specific performance of that contract, unless the buyer has paid a sum of money as ...

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