Specific Relief Act, 1963 · Chapter II: Specific Performance of Contracts · Persons for or against whom contracts may be specifically enforced
Section 24: Bar of suit for compensation for breach after dismissal of suit for specific performance
In plain words
If a suit for specific performance is dismissed, the plaintiff cannot later sue for compensation for the same breach, but can still sue for other relief arising from it.
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Official text
The dismissal of a suit for specific performance of a contract or part thereof shall bar the plaintiff's right to sue for compensation for the breach of such contract or part, as the case may be, but shall not bar his right to sue for any other relief to which he may be entitled, by reason of such breach.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 16 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.