https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193542 A contract for sale of thika tenancy-related interests became unenforceable when the West Bengal Thika Tenancy (Acquisition and Regulation) Act, 1981 came into force during the pendency of the suit. The Act vested the superior landlord's interest in the State, prohibited transfer of thika tenancy interests, and rendered contrary transfers or agreements void, with overriding effect over inconsistent agreements and other law. In that statutory setting, performance of the agreement became both unlawful and impossible, attracting the doctrine of supervening impossibility under Section 56 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Specific performance was therefore unavailable and the agreement could not be enforced. en-us Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Aug 2017 17:39:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193542 A contract for sale of thika tenancy-related interests became unenforceable when the West Bengal Thika Tenancy (Acquisition and Regulation) Act, 1981 came into force during the pendency of the suit. The Act vested the superior landlord's interest in the State, prohibited transfer of thika tenancy interests, and rendered contrary transfers or agreements void, with overriding effect over inconsistent agreements and other law. In that statutory setting, performance of the agreement became both unlawful and impossible, attracting the doctrine of supervening impossibility under Section 56 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Specific performance was therefore unavailable and the agreement could not be enforced. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193542