 An interdict is a court order that prohibits the respondent from doing some specified thing.It may be used as a form of specific performance, to protect ancillary rights, to prevent a threatened breach of contract and to prevent third-party intervention.The requirements to be met for the granting of an interdict are


Where there is uncertainty about rights under a contract, usually in the context of a dispute, a party may approach the court for a declaratory order that binds all interested parties, who should therefore be joined.