Specific Relief Act, 1963
40. Damages in lieu of, or in addition to, injunction
(1) The plaintiff in a suit for perpetual injunction under
section 38, or mandatory injunction under section 39, may claim damages either
in addition to, or in substitution for, such injunction and the court may, if
it thinks fit, award such damages.
(2) No relief for damages shall be granted under this section
unless the plaintiff has claimed such relief in his plaint:
PROVIDED that where no such damages have been claimed
in the plaint, the court shall, at any stage of the proceedings, allow the
plaintiff to amend the plaint on such terms as may be just for including such
claim.
(3) The dismissal of a suit to prevent the breach of an
obligation existing in favor of the plaintiff shall bar his right to sue for
damages for such breach.