https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=109407 A lease granted for a specific purpose did not continue as enforceable in the same form after amalgamation made that purpose incapable of performance and the lessee surrendered possession by handing over the key. In those circumstances, rent could not be claimed as arrears on the footing that the tenancy was still subsisting. The proper legal consequence was breach of contract, and the lessor's remedy, if any, lay in damages rather than recovery of rent. A decree for arrears was therefore unsustainable where the contractual basis for continued occupation had ended. en-us Thu, 28 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:31:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=109407 A lease granted for a specific purpose did not continue as enforceable in the same form after amalgamation made that purpose incapable of performance and the lessee surrendered possession by handing over the key. In those circumstances, rent could not be claimed as arrears on the footing that the tenancy was still subsisting. The proper legal consequence was breach of contract, and the lessor's remedy, if any, lay in damages rather than recovery of rent. A decree for arrears was therefore unsustainable where the contractual basis for continued occupation had ended. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 28 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=109407