Supreme Court of India

Sheth Maneklal Mansukhbhai v. Messrs. Hormusji Jamshedji Ginwalla and Sons.

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Reported as [1950] 1 S.C.R. 75
Bench Saiyid F Azl Ali, Mehr Chand Mahajan and Mukherjea JJ.
Decided 21 March 1950

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Transfer of Property Act (IV of 1882), s. 58- -Agreement to lease evidenced by co1·respondence-Lessee put in possession-Accep­ tance of rent for several years-No regiatered lease deed-Suit for ejectment of lessee as trespasser-Maintainability-Doctrine of part­ performance. The predecessor in interest of the defendant, behig desirous of putti~ up a factory in certain plots of land situated within a Taluqdari estate which was under the management of the Government under the Gujarat, Taluq<lars Act, 1888, applied in writing to the Taluqdari Settlement Officer for a perm1.uent lease of the plots.

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