https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198807 An agreement by occupants to vacate premises on a fixed future date could not override the protective scheme of the Bombay Rent Act, which permits eviction only on statutory grounds and through the prescribed procedure. Although voluntary surrender by a tenant is not barred, a landlord cannot enforce a contractual term that effectively contracts out of the Act's protection or supports recovery of possession dehors the statute. The agreement was therefore opposed to public policy and hit by section 23 of the Contract Act, rendering it void. Possession could not be claimed on that basis, and the finding against the appellants was sustained. en-us Thu, 08 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 09 Feb 2018 15:51:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198807 An agreement by occupants to vacate premises on a fixed future date could not override the protective scheme of the Bombay Rent Act, which permits eviction only on statutory grounds and through the prescribed procedure. Although voluntary surrender by a tenant is not barred, a landlord cannot enforce a contractual term that effectively contracts out of the Act's protection or supports recovery of possession dehors the statute. The agreement was therefore opposed to public policy and hit by section 23 of the Contract Act, rendering it void. Possession could not be claimed on that basis, and the finding against the appellants was sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 08 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198807