https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467504 After expiry of a lease by efflux of time, continued occupation attracts liability for damages for use and occupation at the prevailing market rent proved on record; on the unrebutted evidence, the Court accepted the claimed rate and adjusted amounts already deposited. The claim for arrears of rent failed because that liability had already been discharged and no further recovery remained due. The claim for interest on rent arrears also failed because there was no contractual basis, no proved usage, and no statutory notice under the Interest Act, 1978. Monetary relief was therefore confined to post-lease occupation damages, with arrears and interest rejected. en-us Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:18:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467504 After expiry of a lease by efflux of time, continued occupation attracts liability for damages for use and occupation at the prevailing market rent proved on record; on the unrebutted evidence, the Court accepted the claimed rate and adjusted amounts already deposited. The claim for arrears of rent failed because that liability had already been discharged and no further recovery remained due. The claim for interest on rent arrears also failed because there was no contractual basis, no proved usage, and no statutory notice under the Interest Act, 1978. Monetary relief was therefore confined to post-lease occupation damages, with arrears and interest rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467504