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PART II SPECIFIC RELIEF · CHAPTER II SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS · PERSONS FOR OR AGAINST WHOM CONTRACTS MAY BE SPECIFICALLY ENFORCED · Substituted performance of contracts, etc

Section 24: Bar of suit for compensation for breach after dismissal of suit for specific performance

The Specific Relief Act, 1963

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.

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  1. 1. Under Section 24 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, the dismissal of a suit for specific performance of a contract:

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