https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=421261 An interim measure under section 17 should not compel a lessee to deposit rent for periods of complete lockdown where liability is seriously disputed under a force majeure clause and remains pending final arbitral determination. The unresolved question of whether rent was payable for the closed period could not be prejudged through interim relief. However, the lessee remained liable to deposit rent for periods when the premises were not completely shut and business could continue with restrictions. The direction to deposit the entire rental amount was therefore modified to exclude the complete lockdown period until the arbitration finally decides the force majeure issue. en-us Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 08:31:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=421261 An interim measure under section 17 should not compel a lessee to deposit rent for periods of complete lockdown where liability is seriously disputed under a force majeure clause and remains pending final arbitral determination. The unresolved question of whether rent was payable for the closed period could not be prejudged through interim relief. However, the lessee remained liable to deposit rent for periods when the premises were not completely shut and business could continue with restrictions. The direction to deposit the entire rental amount was therefore modified to exclude the complete lockdown period until the arbitration finally decides the force majeure issue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=421261