https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302894 A lease deed fixing a single annual rent for lessees created a joint obligation, with individual shares relevant only for contribution between them; Section 43 of the Indian Contract Act therefore made the lessees jointly and severally liable for the full rent. For arrears of rent relating to forest rights, the Bihar Tenancy Act applied a special limitation regime under Section 193 and Schedule III Article 2(b)(i), so the earlier Fasli-year claim was time-barred. On interest, Section 67(1) of the Act displaced the contractual rate and prescribed simple interest at 6 1/4% per annum on arrears of rent. en-us Thu, 10 Oct 1968 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:44:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302894 A lease deed fixing a single annual rent for lessees created a joint obligation, with individual shares relevant only for contribution between them; Section 43 of the Indian Contract Act therefore made the lessees jointly and severally liable for the full rent. For arrears of rent relating to forest rights, the Bihar Tenancy Act applied a special limitation regime under Section 193 and Schedule III Article 2(b)(i), so the earlier Fasli-year claim was time-barred. On interest, Section 67(1) of the Act displaced the contractual rate and prescribed simple interest at 6 1/4% per annum on arrears of rent. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 10 Oct 1968 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302894