Inherently Determinable Contracts Cannot Be Specifically Enforced, Nor Can Interim Injunctions Protect Them: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a contract which is inherently determinable cannot be specifically enforced and an interim injunction cannot be granted merely to protect obligations arising from such a contract. Justice Aarti Sathe observed that when the terms of an agreement itself provide for termination without requiring the parties to give reasons, the agreement is determinable by its very nature. Dispute Involved 5,200 Square Metres of TDR…