Specific Relief Act Section 14 — Contracts not specifically enforceable

CHAPTER II SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS

General

Summary

Certain types of contracts cannot be forced to be carried out exactly as agreed. This includes situations where one side has already accepted an alternative form of performance under the law, or where the contract requires ongoing actions that a court cannot practically oversee. It also covers contracts that depend heavily on the specific personal skills or qualities of the people involved, and contracts that can be ended by their very nature.

Official Text

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.