• Suit for rescission of the contract :- Rescission is the revocation of a contract. When a contract is broken by one party, the other party may sue for rescission and refuse further performance. In such a case, the aggrieved party is absolved of all its obligations under the contract.


• Suit for damages:- the party who is injured by the breach of a contract may bring an action for damages. Damage is the monetary compensation allowed by the court to the aggrieved party for the loss or injury suffered by him as the result of breach by the other party.


• Suit for injunction:- An injunction is an order of the court requiring a person to refrain from doing some act which has been the subject matter of contract. The power to grant injunction is discretionary and it may be granted temporarily or for an indefinite period.


• Suit upon 'Quantum Meruit' :- The term "quantum meruit" means, 'as much as is merited' or 'as much as earned'. A suit of quantum meruit is a claim for the value of the material used or supplied under a contract that has become void on account of breach by the other party. When a contract becomes void, any person who has received any advantages under such contract is bound to restore it, to the person from whom he received it.


• Suit for specific performance:- When the loss suffered by breach of contract cannot be compensated by damages or where there are no standards to ascertain the quantum of damages, the aggrieved party may approach the Court for the grant of a decree for specific performance of the contract. Specific performance is granted when:-
  
  
  • Money is an adequate remedy
  
  
  • It will be inequitable to either party
  
  
  • The contract is of a personal nature
  
  
  • the court cannot supervise its execution

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