Category: Civil Law

DELHI HIGH COURT – ADMISSIBILITY OF UNREGISTERED LEASE DEED IN EVIDENCE

Delhi High Court Date of Judgement: 30.09.2015 If a lease is not registered then no clause of the lease including the clause stipulating the period of the lease can be enforced. (Para 13) Since the lease deed was neither sufficiently stamped nor registered, the lease-deed is inadmissible in evidence and cannot be looked into for any purpose and no term of...

DELHI HIGH COURT – BREACH OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE ENTITLES OPPOSITE PARTY TO TERMINATE LEASE AND WHERE BREACH IS BY TENANT, LANDLORD GETS RIGHT TO TERMINATE LEASE

Delhi High Court Date of Judgement: 12.08.2015 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Sections 106 and 111 — Banking Regulations Act, 1949 — Section 44A and Section 45 — Tenancy — Eviction — Assignment of tenancy rights by tenant — Lease-deed prohibits sub-letting/assignment without prior written consent of lessor — Breach of condition of lease entitles opposite party to terminate lease...

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA – EVEN AFTER EXECUTION OF FULL AND FINAL DISCHARGE VOUCHER/RECEIPT/NO DUE CERTIFICATE A PARTY CAN CLAIM FURTHER

Supreme Court of India Date of Judgement: 14.01.2011 Even after execution of full and final discharge voucher/receipt by one of the parties, if the said party able to establish that he is entitled to further amount for which he is having adequate materials, is not barred from claiming such amount merely because of acceptance of the final bill by mentioning “without prejudice” or by issuing ‘No...

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA – WHETHER THE DEFENDANT CAN BE PERMITTED TO AMEND THE WRITTEN STATEMENT?

Supreme Court of India Date of Judgement: 09.10.2009 On amendments the principles which ought to be taken into consideration while allowing or rejecting the application for amendment are as follows:- Whether the amendment sought is imperative for proper and effective adjudication of the case; Whether the application for amendment is bona fide or mala fide; The amendment should not cause...