Section 24
Bar of suit for compensation for breach after dismissal of suit for specific performance
Chapter II: Specific performance of contracts
The dismissal of a suit for specific performance of a contract or part thereof shall bar the plaintiff’s right to sue for compensation for the breach of such contract or part, as the case may be, but shall not bar his right to sue for any other relief to which he may be entitled, by reason of such breach.
The Specific Relief Act, 1963 (Act No. 47 of 1963). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.
Related sections
- 20ASpecial provisions for contract relating to infrastructure project
- 20BSpecial Courts
- 20CExpeditious disposal of suits
- 21Power to award compensation in certain cases
- 22Power to grant relief for possession, partition, refund of earnest money, etc
- 23Liquidation of damages not a bar to specific performance