Specific Relief Act Section 37 — Temporary and perpetual injunctions

CHAPTER VII INJUNCTIONS GENERALLY

General

Summary

A temporary injunction lasts only for a set period or until the court issues another order, and it can be requested at any point during a lawsuit. Its rules are governed by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. A perpetual injunction, on the other hand, is only granted through the final judgment of the court after the case has been heard on its merits. This type of injunction permanently stops the defendant from claiming a right or doing an act that would go against the plaintiff's rights.

Official Text

(1) Temporary injunctions are such as are to continue until a specific time, or until the further order of the court, and they may be granted at any stage of a suit, and are regulated by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908).

(2) A perpetual injunction can only be granted by the decree made at the hearing and upon the merits of the suit; the defendant is thereby perpetually enjoined from the assertion of a right, or from the commission of an act, which would be contrary to the rights of the plaintiff.