https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467627 Joint obligors may claim contribution where the liability is shared, because Section 43 of the Contract Act applies between persons equally bound to perform the obligation. A separate undertaking by one purchaser to clear earlier arrears did not make him a co-promisor against the other parties, so no contribution lay for the 1342 Fasli arrears. Equitable contribution could, however, extend to costs awarded in the rent suit where both sides were responsible for the unpaid rent and no countervailing equity barred sharing the burden. The result was partial liability, with contribution sustained on the remaining heads but excluded for the earlier arrears. en-us Wed, 23 Nov 1949 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:11:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467627 Joint obligors may claim contribution where the liability is shared, because Section 43 of the Contract Act applies between persons equally bound to perform the obligation. A separate undertaking by one purchaser to clear earlier arrears did not make him a co-promisor against the other parties, so no contribution lay for the 1342 Fasli arrears. Equitable contribution could, however, extend to costs awarded in the rent suit where both sides were responsible for the unpaid rent and no countervailing equity barred sharing the burden. The result was partial liability, with contribution sustained on the remaining heads but excluded for the earlier arrears. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 23 Nov 1949 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467627