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  • A. Discretionary power of the Court
  • B. Fundamental Power of the Court
  • C. Statutory power of the Court
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: Preventive relief under section 52 is granted through injunctions, which are equitable and discretionary remedies rather than automatic…

Correct answer: Discretionary power of the Court
  • A. Writ of Habeas Corpus
  • B. Writ of Certiorari
  • C. Writ of Mandamus
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: Section 50 is traditionally cited as restricting the High Court's power to issue a writ of mandamus in the relevant context.

Correct answer: Writ of Mandamus
  • A. 47
  • B. 48
  • C. 49
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: Section 49 deals with costs under the Specific Relief Act. Costs are generally awarded according to the court's discretion, subject to the…

Correct answer: 49
  • A. Orders to public servants for the performance of certain specific acts
  • B. Orders to any private person for the performance of specific acts
  • C. Orders to Both A and B
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: Section 45 empowers the court to order a public servant to perform a specific act required by law.

Correct answer: Orders to public servants for the performance of certain specific acts
  • A. Discretionary power in nature
  • B. Constitutional power in nature
  • C. Statutory power in nature
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: The appointment of a receiver is an equitable remedy controlled by the court's discretion, exercised to preserve property or protect the…

Correct answer: Discretionary power in nature
  • A. Where he has any other relief
  • B. Where he is weaker
  • C. Where he is malafide in this intentions
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: A declaratory decree is refused when the plaintiff can seek further relief but deliberately asks only for a declaration.

Correct answer: Where he has any other relief
  • A. Cancel it in part and allow it to stand for the residue
  • B. Cancel it in whole
  • C. Can not cancel its any part
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: Where an instrument records separate rights or obligations, the court may cancel only the defective or objectionable part and leave the…

Correct answer: Cancel it in part and allow it to stand for the residue
  • A. Cancellation of instruments
  • B. Registration of instrument
  • C. Correctness of instruments
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: Section 39 concerns cancellation of instruments that are void or voidable and may cause serious injury if left outstanding.

Correct answer: Cancellation of instruments
  • A. B has a right to rescind the contract
  • B. B can not rescind the contract
  • C. A has right to rescind the contract
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: A's concealment of a known right of way is fraudulent concealment of a material fact affecting the sale.

Correct answer: B has a right to rescind the contract
  • A. Section 27
  • B. Section 31
  • C. Section 34
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: Section 27 specifies the persons against whom a contract may be specifically enforced, including the original contracting parties and…

Correct answer: Section 27
  • A. Section 27, the Specific Relief Act,
  • B. Section 28, the Specific Relief Act,
  • C. Section 30, the Specific Relief Act,
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: Section 28 identifies parties who cannot be compelled to perform a contract specifically, such as persons lacking the relevant title or…

Correct answer: Section 28, the Specific Relief Act,
  • A. File a suit aginst A for specific performance of contract
  • B. Not make any litigation against B
  • C. Make criminal case against A
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: A trustee's wrongful disposal of trust property creates an obligation to restore it, and the beneficiary may seek specific performance of…

Correct answer: File a suit aginst A for specific performance of contract
  • A. Statutory powers
  • B. Discretionary power
  • C. None of the above
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: Specific performance is an equitable remedy granted according to the court’s discretion, subject to the statutory conditions and bars.

Correct answer: Discretionary power
  • A. Sue B for the goods
  • B. Sue Z for the goods
  • C. Sue both B and Z for the goods
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: A warehouse-keeper who is responsible for delivering goods may recover them from the person who wrongfully removes them from his…

Correct answer: Sue B for the goods
  • A. 8
  • B. 9
  • C. 10
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: Section 6 provides a summary remedy for a person dispossessed of immovable property without consent and otherwise than in due course of…

Correct answer: 9
  • A. 7 B. 8
  • B. 9
  • C. All of the above
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: Sections 5 and 6 concern recovery of possession of immovable property, whereas none of the listed section combinations identifies those…

Correct answer: Non of These
  • A. 5
  • B. 6
  • C. 7
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: Section 5 provides the ordinary remedy for recovering possession of specific immovable property.

Correct answer: 5
  • A. Affidavit
  • B. Power of attorney
  • C. Instrument
  • D. Settlement

Explanation: A settlement is an instrument that arranges the devolution or successive enjoyment of interests in property, excluding a will or codicil.

Correct answer: Settlement
  • A. Penal
  • B. Specific
  • C. Fiscal
  • D. Non of These

Explanation: The Act is remedial in character because it provides specific civil remedies for enforcing rights, rather than imposing punishment or…

Correct answer: Specific
  • A. 55
  • B. 57
  • C. 59
  • D. Non of TheseConsult Local Attorneys

Explanation: The Specific Relief Act, 1877, is structured into 57 sections, covering specific remedies such as recovery of possession, specific…

Correct answer: 57