Specific Relief and Limitation Act (Summer 21)

The law of “specific relief” as administered in Bangladesh is primarily contained in the Specific Relief Act, 1877. It was promulgated on the 7th of February, 1877 in British-India, prior to Partition in 1947. Even before the codification of Specific Relief Act, specific relief had been administered in British-India based on the principles of fairness, equity, justice and good conscience.

The Specific Relief Act is divided into three parts:

  • The first part contains preliminary matters. Section 5 of the Act states how specific relief is given. Section 7 states that specific relief cannot be sought for the mere purpose of enforcing penal law.
  • The second part contains provisions for the kinds of relief.
  • The third part contains provisions preventing relief (referred to in number iii above).

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