Specific Relief Act 1950 s 36
s 36 Alternative prayer for rescission in suit for specific performance
A plaintiff instituting a suit for the specific performance of a contract in writing may pray in the alternative that, if the contract cannot be specifically enforced, it may be rescinded and delivered up to be cancelled; and the court, if it refuses to enforce the contract specifically, may direct it to be rescinded and delivered up accordingly.
Malay text (authoritative)
Permohonan alternatif bagi penamatan dalam guaman untuk pelaksanaan spesifik
Seseorang plaintif yang memulakan suatu guaman bagi pelaksanaan spesifik sesuatu kontrak secara bertulis boleh memohon secara alternatif bahawa, jika kontrak itu tidak boleh dikuatkuasakan secara spesifik, ia boleh ditamatkan dan diserahkan untuk dibatalkan; dan jika mahkamah enggan menguatkuasakan kontrak itu secara spesifik, mahkamah boleh mengarahkan supaya ia ditamatkan dan diserahkan dengan sewajarnya.
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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).