2018 Amendment To Specific Relief Act Not Retrospective In Nature: Supreme Court Clarifies

The Supreme Court of India has clarified that the 2018 amendment to the Specific Relief Act, 1963, brought by Act 18 of 2018, has no retrospective effect. The amendment, which came into force on October 1, 2018, made the grant of specific performance a mandatory relief instead of a discretionary one. However, the Court held that this amendment applies only to suits or transactions arising after its commencement. Bench and…