Specific Relief Act, 1963
31. When cancellation may be ordered
(1) Any person against whom a written instrument is void or
voidable, and who has reasonable apprehension that such instrument, if left
outstanding may cause him serious injury, may sue to have it adjudged void or
voidable; and the court may, in its discretion, so adjudge it and order it to
be delivered up and cancelled.
(2) If the instrument has been registered under the Indian
Registration Act, 1908, the court shall also send a copy of its decree to the
officer in whose office the instrument has been so registered; and such officer
shall note on the copy of the instrument contained in his books the fact of its
cancellation.