Multiple choice

Any person having the possession or control over the article of movable property, of which he is not the owner, may be compelled to deliver it to the person entitled to the immediate possession in the case where

  1. the possession of the thing claimed has been wrongfully transferred from the plaintiff

  2. the thing claimed is held by the defendant as the agent or trustee of the plaintiff

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. None of these

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: When the possession has been wrongfully transferred from the plaintiff and also when the thing claimed is held by the defendant as the agent or trustee of the plaintiff. Option (2) is incorrect: When the possession has been wrongfully transferred from the plaintiff and also when the thing claimed is held by the defendant as the agent or trustee of the plaintiff. Option (3) is correct: U/s 8 of Specific Relief Act, any person having the possession of movable property, of which he is not the owner, may be compelled to deliver it to the person entitled to the immediate possession in the both the above cases. Option (4) is incorrect: Option (3) is correct.