1. Temporary Injunction (Order 39 Rules 1 & 2 CPC)

Summary:

A temporary injunction is granted to maintain the status quo during the pendency of the case. It prevents harm, loss, or change in property rights before the final judgment.

When Is It Granted?

• Risk of irreparable injury
• Prima facie case in favor of the applicant
• Balance of convenience

Example:

A tries to sell a disputed property. B files a suit and requests a temporary injunction to stop the sale until the case ends.

2. Permanent Injunction (Section 38, Specific Relief Act)

Summary:

A permanent injunction is granted after the final hearing, permanently restraining a party from doing a specific act.

Example:

A repeatedly trespasses B’s land. After the trial, the court passes a permanent injunction restraining A from entering the property forever.

3. Mandatory Injunction (Section 39, Specific Relief Act)

Summary:

A mandatory injunction directs someone to do a particular act, usually to correct a wrongful action.

Example:

A illegally builds a wall blocking B’s access road.
The court orders A to remove the wall—this is a mandatory injunction.

4. Prohibitory Injunction

Summary:

A prohibitory injunction stops someone from doing an act.

Example:

The court restrains a builder from demolishing or altering a disputed structure.

(Note: This is the most common type and includes both temporary & permanent prohibitions.)

5. Ad-Interim Injunction

Summary:

A very short-term injunction granted immediately when the matter is urgent, even before hearing the opposite party.

Example:

If A is about to cut down a valuable tree on B’s land, the court may pass an ad-interim injunction stopping A until the next hearing date.

6. Preventive Injunction

Summary:

An injunction that prevents a future or threatened wrongful act.

Example:

Stopping a contractor from starting illegal construction on government land.

(Preventive injunctions include temporary + permanent + prohibitory.)

7. Restorative Injunction

Summary:

This injunction restores the position of the parties to what it was before the wrongful act was done.

Example:

A forcibly takes possession of B’s shop.
The court orders A to restore possession to B.

8. Interim Mandatory Injunction

Summary:

A mandatory order passed during the case (not at the end) to compel urgent action.

Example:

A water supply authority illegally cuts water connection.
Court orders immediate restoration pending the suit.

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