The Specific Relief Act,1963
Section 8. Liability of person in possession, not as owner, to deliver to persons entitled to immediate possession
Any person having the possession or control of a particular session of movable property is sufficient to support a suit under this compelled specifically to deliver it to the person entitled to its immediate possession, in any of the following cases: –
(a) When the thing claimed is held by the defendant as the agent or trustee of the plaintiff,
(b) When compensation in money would not afford the plaintiff adequate relief for the loss of the thing claimed;
(c) When it would be extremely difficult to ascertain the actual damage caused by its loss;
(d) When the possession of the thing claimed has been wrongfully transferred from the plaintiff.
Explanation
Unless and until he contrary is proved, the court shall, in respect of any article of movable property claimed under clause (b) or clause (c) of this section, presume-
(a) That compensation in money would not afford the plaintiff adequate relief for the loss of the thing claimed, or, as the case may be;
(b) That it would be extremely difficult to ascertain the actual damage caused by its loss.
