SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY

Programme & Subject: LLB (CBCS)

Semester: II
Syllabus with Effect from: January - 2014
Paper Code: UL02ELLB02
Total Credit: 4
Title Of Paper: Equity, Trust & Specific Relief Act

Unit Description in Detail Weightage (%)

I Equity- Its origin, nature, history and developments
Equity- Definition, Descriptions, Characteristics
Equity- Subject matters and Needs
Equity and England Common Law
25%
Equity- Supplementary to Common Law
Equity-The chancellor
Equity- The fusion and Effects of The Judicature Acts- and
Consolidation Acts
II Maxims of Equity-Meaning, Application And Cases Etc...
Equity will not suffer a wrong to be without a remedy
Equity follows the Law
Equity acts in personam
Delay defeats equity
He who seeks equity must do equity
25%
He who comes into equity must come with clean hands
Equality is equity
Equity looks to the intent rather than the form
Equity looks on that as done which ought to be done
Equity imputes an intention to fulfill an obligation
Where there are equal equities, the law shall prevail.
III History developments and concept of Trust
Definition , classification and kinds of Trust
Creation of Trusts
25%
Appointments, Discharge, Duties and Liabilities of Trustees
Right, Powers and Disabilities of Trustees
Extinction of Trusts
IV Specific Relief Act
Persons against whom specific enforcement can be
ordered
Rescission and cancellation 25%
Injunction : Temporary and Perpetual
Declaratory orders
Discretion and power of court
Basic Text & Reference Books:-
Equity, Trusts and Specific relief B.M.Gandhi
Equity, Trusts and Specific relief S.T.Desai
Equity, Trusts and Specific relief M.P.Tondon
Equity, Trusts and Specific relief G.P.Singh
Equity, Trusts and Specific relief N.K.Agrawal
Equity, Trusts and Specific relief Tripathi

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