Specific Relief Act, 1963 · Chapter II: Specific Performance of Contracts
Section 9: Defences respecting suits for relief based on contract
Except as otherwise provided herein where any relief is claimed under this Chapter in respect of a contract, the person against whom the relief is claimed may plead by way of defence any ground which is available to him under any law relating to contracts.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 9
- Ravinder Kaur Grewal & Ors v. Manjit Kaur & Ors.
- Poona Ram v. Moti Ram (D) Th. Lrs. & Ors.
- Ram Daan (D) Through Lrs. v. Urban Development Trust
- Mis. Citadel Fine Pharmaceuticals v. Mis. Ramaniyam Real Estates P. Ltd. & Anr.
- Satheedevi v. Prasanna and Anr.
- Sadashiv Shyam Sawant (D) Through Lrs. and Ors. v. Anita Anant Sawant
- P.H. Dayanand v. S. Venugopal Naidu & Ors .
- Sudhir Jaggi and Anr. v. Sunil Akash Sinha Choudhury and Ors.
- Ramesh Chand Ardawatiya v. Anil Panjwani
- Tirumala Triupati Devasthanams v. K.M. Krishnalah
- Beharilal and Anr. v. Smt. Bhuri Devi and Ors.
- Nagar Palika, Jind v. Jagat.Singh, Advocate
- Smt. Mayawanti v. Smt. Kaushalya Devi