September 12, 2026

Section 14. Contracts not specifically enforceable — Specific Relief Act, 1963

Section 14. Contracts not specifically enforceable

The following contracts cannot be specifically enforced, namely:—

(a) where a party to the contract has obtained substituted performance of contract in accordance with the provisions of section 20;

(b) a contract, the performance of which involves the performance of a continuous duty which the court cannot supervise;

(c) a contract which is so dependent on the personal qualifications of the parties that the court cannot enforce specific performance of its material terms; and

(d) a contract which is in its nature determinable.

Note: This section was substituted by Act 18 of 2018, s. 5, with effect from 1-10-2018.