"A", a real estate developer, entered into a contract with "B", the owner of a piece of land, for purchase. After receiving advance, "B" refused to execute the sale deed claiming a better offer. "A" demands enforcement under the Specific Relief Act, 1963. Where should "A" file suit?
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The Specific Relief Act provides the substantive remedy (specific performance of contract) but does not create its own courts. All suits under the SRA must be filed in civil courts exercising jurisdiction under the CPC. There is no 'special court' constituted under the SRA. Criminal courts have no jurisdiction over contractual disputes (this is a civil matter). And clearly B breached the contract by refusing to execute the sale deed after accepting advance payment.