Relief is referred to as the remedy granted by courts to the suitors. The concept of Relief is based on the principle that ‘when legal rights are infringed by the commission of civil injuries, the person injured is entitled to redress, for there is no wrong without a remedy’. Specific relief is granted only for the purpose of enforcing individual civil rights and not for the purpose of enforcing a penal law. For instance, an injunction cannot be granted to prevent a person from committing theft or murder. An equitable relief is a discretionary matter which is exercised on the basis of sound and established principles of equity in relation to facts and circumstances of each case. The Specific Relief Act in India was enacted in 1963 to define and amend the law relating to certain kinds of specific relief and it was based on the recommendations of the Law Commission of India. The Specific Relief Act, 1963 addresses certain kinds of equitable reliefs, namely, Recovery of possession of property, Specific performance of Contracts, Rectification of Instruments, Rescission of contracts, Cancellation of Instruments, Declaratory decrees and Injunctions.
