https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193541 The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the lower courts' decision that the contract had become impossible to perform due to communal troubles and migration before the partition of India. The Court held that Section 56 of the Contract Act does not apply to completed leases, only to contracts. As the lease deed was not registered, rendering the agreement void, the appellant was not obligated to deliver possession of the leased properties. Each party was directed to bear their own costs. en-us Wed, 05 May 1971 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Aug 2017 17:21:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193541 The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the lower courts' decision that the contract had become impossible to perform due to communal troubles and migration before the partition of India. The Court held that Section 56 of the Contract Act does not apply to completed leases, only to contracts. As the lease deed was not registered, rendering the agreement void, the appellant was not obligated to deliver possession of the leased properties. Each party was directed to bear their own costs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 05 May 1971 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193541