Supreme Court of India · 2013-03-11
State Of U.P vs Hari Ram
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2013 SUPREME COURT 1793
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of U.P
- Respondent
- Hari Ram
- Author
- K. S. Radhakrishnan
- Bench
- Dipak Misra, K.S. Radhakrishnan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the interpretation of Section 14 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, emphasizing that specific performance of a contract can be enforced unless the contract is determinable. The Court held that the mere fact that a contract is determinable does not preclude the possibility of specific performance if the party seeking it has not committed a breach. The appeals were allowed, and the lower court's decision was set aside, reinforcing the principle that specific performance can be granted in appropriate cases even for determinable contracts.