{"id":679,"date":"2026-04-10T09:53:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snslegal.in\/blog\/not-every-terminable-contract-is-determinable\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:05:08","slug":"not-every-terminable-contract-is-determinable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snslegal.in\/blog\/not-every-terminable-contract-is-determinable\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Every Terminable Contract Is Determinable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Specific Performance, Determinability &amp; the Supreme Court&#8217;s Ruling in KS Manjunath v. Moorasavirappa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/snslegal.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot_10-4-2026_153417_.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snslegal.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot_10-4-2026_153417_.jpeg 817w, https:\/\/snslegal.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot_10-4-2026_153417_-300x178.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/snslegal.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot_10-4-2026_153417_-768x457.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I. Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When a party to a contract fails to perform, the innocent party may claim damages under the Contract Act,<br>1872 or compel actual performance under the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (&#8216;the Act&#8217;). The 2018 Amendment<br>to the Act converted specific performance from a discretionary remedy into the general rule: courts &#8216;shall&#8217;<br>enforce contracts, subject only to the exceptions in Sections 11(2), 14, and 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The most frequently weaponised exception is Section 14(1)(d), which bars specific performance of &#8216;a<br>contract which is in its nature determinable.&#8217; For decades, courts disagreed sharply on what &#8216;determinable&#8217;<br>means \u2014 whether it covers every contract with any termination clause, or only contracts terminable at the<br>unfettered will of a party without assigning any reason. The Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>KS Manjunath v. Moorasavirappa (Civil Appeal Nos. 13507\u201313508 of 2025) has finally settled this<br>question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">II. The Statutory Framework<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the old regime, Section 20(1) vested wide discretion in courts (&#8216;may, in its discretion&#8217;), treating<br>damages as the primary remedy and specific performance as exceptional. The Specific Relief (Amendment)<br>Act, 2018 replaced &#8216;may&#8217; with &#8216;shall&#8217;, making specific performance the presumptive remedy \u2014 subject to<br>enumerated bars in Section 14. The Supreme Court affirmed this shift in B. Santoshamma v. D. Sarala<br>[(2020) 19 SCC 80].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Section 14 bars specific performance of: (a) contracts where substituted performance has been obtained;<br>(b) contracts requiring continuous court supervision; (c) contracts dependent on personal qualifications<br>of parties; and (d) contracts in their nature determinable. It is (d) that generates the most litigation,<br>because defendants routinely invoke it to argue that any contract they can terminate is immune from<br>specific performance \u2014 a reading that, if accepted, would hollow out the 2018 Amendment entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Additionally, Section 16(c) requires the plaintiff to prove continuous readiness and willingness to perform<br>their obligations \u2014 a condition the Supreme Court in C.S. Venkatesh v. A.S.C. Murthy [(2020) 3 SCC 280]<br>confirmed must be demonstrated through conduct throughout the period from agreement to suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">III. The Foundational Precedent: Indian Oil (1991) and Its Ambiguity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Supreme Court first considered determinability in Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. v. Amritsar Gas Service<br>[(1991) 1 SCC 533]. A distributorship agreement contained two termination provisions: one triggered by<br>misconduct or specified events, and one permitting either party to terminate on 30 days&#8217; notice without<br>any reason. The Court held the agreement determinable and denied specific performance, awarding only<br>damages for the 30-day notice period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Crucially, the Court did not specify which clause made the contract determinable. This ambiguity allowed<br>later courts to read the judgment expansively \u2014 as if any termination clause (or even the general nature of<br>commercial contracts) sufficed \u2014 rather than narrowly, i.e., that it was the at-will clause alone that<br>mattered. That interpretive fork in the road produced three decades of contradictory rulings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IV. The High Court Divergence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Delhi: The Expansive View<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The Delhi High Court (Division Bench) in Rajasthan Breweries Ltd. v. Stroh Brewery Co. [2000 SCC<br>OnLine Del 481] held that contracts with event-based termination clauses were determinable \u2014 and went<br>further, ruling that even contracts with no termination clause at all were determinable by virtue of being<br>private commercial transactions, terminable on reasonable notice. Only damages, never specific<br>performance, was available. This sweeping position was followed in Turnaround Logistics v. Jet Airways<br>[2007 SCC OnLine Del 2085] and Inter Ads Exhibition v. Busworld International [2020 SCC OnLine Del<br>351], among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The Delhi High Court was, however, internally inconsistent. In DLF Home Developers v. Shipra Estate Ltd.<br>[2021 SCC OnLine Del 4902] and Affordable Infrastructure v. Segrow Bio Technics [2022 SCC OnLine Del<br>4436], coordinate benches held that a contract which cannot be terminated so long as the other party<br>remains ready and willing to perform is not determinable \u2014 aligning with the narrower view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Kerala, Bombay, and Madras: The Narrower View<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Kerala HC in T.O. Abraham v. Jose Thomas [2017 SCC OnLine Ker 19872] held that for a contract to be<br>determinable, the defendant must show that its terms allow either party to end it without assigning any<br>reason. Bombay HC in Narendra Hirawat v. Sholay Media Entertainment [2020 SCC OnLine Bom 391]<br>adopted the memorable formulation that a determinable contract is one terminable at the &#8216;sweet will&#8217; of<br>a party \u2014 without reference to breach, external event, or any reason whatsoever. This was reaffirmed in<br>Kheoni Ventures v. Rozeus Airport Retail [2024 SCC OnLine Bom 773].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Madras HC in Jumbo World Holdings v. Embassy Property Developments [2020 SCC OnLine Mad 61]<br>contributed the most structured analysis: a five-category taxonomy of contracts ranked by ease of<br>termination. Categories I (inherently revocable relationships, e.g., partnerships at will) and II (at-will, no<br>fault termination) are determinable. Categories IV (cause + notice + cure) and V (no clause; breach of<br>condition only) are not. Category III (immediate termination for cause, no cure) is generally not<br>determinable, though ease of termination may factor into the court&#8217;s equitable assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The Madras Court&#8217;s observation was pointed: if every contract with any termination clause were treated as<br>determinable, virtually no commercial contract could be specifically enforced \u2014 an absurd result entirely<br>at odds with the 2018 Amendment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">V. KS Manjunath v. Moorasavirappa: The Supreme Court Settles the Law<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facts<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>An agreement for sale of immovable property was executed in April 2000. The purchasers paid an advance,<br>obtained land use conversion, and arranged relocation of tenants in possession. The vendors then<br>purported to terminate unilaterally \u2014 citing pending litigation and the death of a co-vendor \u2014 and sold the<br>property to third parties. The purchasers sued for specific performance. Both the Trial Court and the<br>Karnataka High Court decreed specific performance. The vendors and third-party purchasers appealed to<br>the Supreme Court, raising (inter alia) the determinability bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Supreme Court&#8217;s Ruling<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The Supreme Court upheld the decree of specific performance and settled the law in clear terms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Not all terminable contracts are &#8216;determinable.&#8217; A contract is determinable only if a party can<br>terminate it at its sweet will, without assigning any reason or cause, even where the other party<br>is ready and willing to perform the agreement. Contracts terminable only upon breach or<br>occurrence of specified events are not determinable in nature, and can be specifically performed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Court reviewed the full run of authorities and the Kerala, Bombay, Madras, and Delhi High Court<br>decisions \u2014 and endorsed the narrower, at-will formulation. Since the agreement before it had no at-will<br>termination clause, and the purchasers had continuously been ready and willing to perform, it was<br>specifically enforceable. The Karnataka High Court&#8217;s decree was affirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VI. Key Implications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pro-enforcement mandate preserved: A broad reading of Section 14(1)(d) would have negated the<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018 Amendment, since most commercial contracts contain some termination provision. The ruling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>gives the Amendment real operational content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forum-shopping curtailed: The previous doctrinal inconsistency had made jurisdiction-choice<br>outcome-determinative for specific performance claims involving termination clauses. A uniform<br>national standard now applies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tactical terminations foreclosed: The common tactic of serving a termination notice after a suit is<br>filed \u2014 to argue the contract has become determinable \u2014 is unavailable where the contract contains<br>no at-will clause.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drafting implications: Parties seeking immunity from specific performance should ensure their<br>termination clause genuinely permits at-will termination. A clause that requires a contractual<br>trigger (breach, event, default) will not suffice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VII. Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>KS Manjunath v. Moorasavirappa closes a three-decade chapter of doctrinal uncertainty. The governing<br>test is now unambiguous: a contract is &#8216;in its nature determinable&#8217; under Section 14(1)(d) of the Specific<br>Relief Act, 1963 only if a party may terminate it at will \u2014 without cause, without a specified event, without<br>reference to the other party&#8217;s default. Contracts terminable solely for cause remain specifically enforceable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The ruling is doctrinally sound, commercially sensible, and faithful to the legislative intent of the 2018<br>Amendment. For practitioners, the first question in any specific performance dispute involving a<br>termination clause must now be: does this clause truly permit termination without any reason? If not, the<br>determinability defence fails \u2014 and the court shall enforce the contract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Specific Performance, Determinability &amp; the Supreme Court&#8217;s Ruling in KS Manjunath v. Moorasavirappa I. 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