Possessory Remedies

Your landlord changes the lock while you are away for a wedding. He says the flat is not yours anyway, and his lawyer is ready to prove it. Do you have to start a long title suit to get back in? The law says no. First put the person who was in peaceful possession back. Argue about ownership afterwards. That rule sits in s.6, and the rest of Chapter I is about getting back the things that are yours.

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Possessory remedies in Chapter I of the Specific Relief Act 1963 let a person recover specific property: immovable property under s.5 and s.6, movable property under s.7 and s.8, with s.6 giving a quick six-month suit that ignores the title set up by the other side.

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