https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278698 A tenant's letters may operate as notice of termination, but they do not amount to a completed surrender of lease unless they clearly express termination and redelivery of vacant possession in accordance with the lease and the Transfer of Property Act. Mere intimation of an intention to quit, without handing over keys or otherwise restoring possession, does not discharge the lessee's obligation to put the lessor back in possession. Rent liability continues until vacant possession is actually delivered or lawfully surrendered; on the facts noted, liability continued until the keys were deposited in court, and arrears were recoverable for the intervening period. en-us Fri, 29 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 06:31:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278698 A tenant's letters may operate as notice of termination, but they do not amount to a completed surrender of lease unless they clearly express termination and redelivery of vacant possession in accordance with the lease and the Transfer of Property Act. Mere intimation of an intention to quit, without handing over keys or otherwise restoring possession, does not discharge the lessee's obligation to put the lessor back in possession. Rent liability continues until vacant possession is actually delivered or lawfully surrendered; on the facts noted, liability continued until the keys were deposited in court, and arrears were recoverable for the intervening period. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 29 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278698