DELHI HIGH COURT FIRMLY ESTABLISHES: SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS IS THE GENERAL RULE, NOT AN EXCEPTION

Published On: 15/09/2023

Practice Area: Dispute Resolution

Authors:

Padmaja Kaul
Yugank Goel
Vansh Bhutani
On 5 September 2023, a Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi (High Court) in a landmark judgment in Global Music Junction Private Limited vs. Shatrughan Kumar AKA Khesari Lal Yadav and Ors. , while granting an injunction for enforcement of a negative covenant in an agreement, held that the specific performance of a contract is a general rule rather than an exception in view of the Specific Relief (Amendment) Act, 2018. INDUSLAW's Padmaja Kaul, Yugank Goel and Vansh Bhutani analyse this Delhi High Court judgement.