Question 1

What is a suit for Specific Performance of a contract?

Accepted Answer

When a party to a contract (like an agreement to sell real estate) refuses to perform their obligations, the aggrieved party can file a civil suit seeking a court order to compel the defaulting party to execute the sale deed as agreed, rather than merely paying damages.

Question 2

What are coparcenary rights in ancestral property?

Accepted Answer

Under the Hindu Succession Act, coparceners (which now equally includes both sons and daughters) acquire a right to ancestral property by birth. Ancestral property cannot be willed away or alienated by the head of the family without the consent of all coparceners.

Question 3

What is adverse possession?

Accepted Answer

Adverse possession is a legal principle where a person who is not the legal owner acquires title to a property by occupying it openly, continuously, and hostile to the true owner's rights for a statutory period (typically 12 years for private property in India).

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