# The Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 17: Contract to sell or let property by one who has no title, not specifically enforceable

- Act: The Specific Relief Act, 1963 (Act 47 of 1963)
- In force from: 1964-03-01
- Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/specific-relief-act/section/17/

## Text

(1) A contract to sell or let any immovable property cannot be specifically enforced in favour of a vendor or lessor-- (a) who, knowing himself not to have any title to the property, has contracted to sell or let the property; (b) who, though he entered into the contract believing that he had a good title to the property, cannot at the time fixed by the parties or by the court for the completion of the sale or letting, give the purchaser or lessee a title free from reasonable doubt. (2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall also apply, as far as may be, to contracts for the sale or hire of movable property.

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