A, not the owner of a car, agrees to sell the same to B. B fails to pay the amount. A suit for specific…

The requested specific-performance remedy is governed by the Specific Relief Act. Section 17(2) applies the relevant no-title seller restrictions to contracts for sale or hire of movable property as far as applicable. Lack of title can therefore matter under this Act, rather than making the Motor Vehicles Act or the Transfer of Property Act the governing specific-performance statute. The question identifies the governing remedy statute, not an automatic decree for the seller.