Specific Relief Act Section 32 — What instruments may be partially cancelled
CHAPTER V CANCELLATION OF INSTRUMENTS
General
Summary
If a single document covers several separate rights or obligations, a court can cancel only the part that is disputed or invalid, while leaving the rest of the document in force. This is allowed when it is appropriate to do so.
Official Text
Where an instrument is evidence of different rights or different obligations, the court may, in a proper case, cancel it in part and allow it to stand for the residue.
Related Judgments
- DECCAN PAPER MILLS CO. LTD. vs REGENCY MAHAVIR PROPERTIES & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2020)
- SATYA PAL ANAND vs STATE OF M.P. AND OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (2015)
- SOM DEV AND ORS. vs RATI RAM AND ANR — Supreme Court of India (2006)
- Satish Buba Shetty vs Inspector General of Registration and, Collector of Stamps and Others — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2024)
