PART II SPECIFIC RELIEF · CHAPTER I RECOVERING POSSESSION OF PROPERTY

Section 6: Suit by person dispossessed of immovable property

The Specific Relief Act, 1963

(1) If any person is dispossessed without his consent of immovable property otherwise than in due course of law, he or any person¹[through whom he has been in possession or any person] claiming through him may, by suitrecover possession thereof, notwithstanding any other title that may be set up in such suit.

(2) No suit under this section shall be brought—

(a) after the expiry of six months from the date of dispossession; or

(b) against the Government.

(3) No appeal shall lie from any order or decree passed in any suit instituted under this section, nor shall any review of any such order or decree be allowed.

(4) Nothing in this section shall bar any person from suing to establish his title to such property and to recover possession thereof.

Footnotes in the official text

1.Ins. by Act 18 of 2018, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-10-2018).

Questions on this section

17 questions in 37 of our papers cite Section 6. Try these from the free papers:

1. After its amendment by the Specific Relief (Amendment) Act, 2018, Section 6(1) of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 permits a suit for recovery of possession by the person dispossessed or by:
2. Under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, a suit by a person dispossessed of immovable property without his consent and otherwise than in due course of law must be brought within:
3. Which of the following are exempt from court-fee under Section 20 of the Gujarat Court-fees Act, 2004? 1. Written statements called for by the Court after the first hearing of a suit 2. A plaint in a suit for possession under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 3. A petition by a prisoner or other person in duress or under restraint of any Court or its officer Select the correct answer:

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