Supreme Court of India

Raja Dhruv Dev Chand v. Harmohinder Singh & Anr.

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Reported as [1968] 3 S.C.R. 339
Bench J. C. Shah, V. Ramaswami and G. K. Mitter JJ.
Decided 1 March 1968

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Contract Act, s. 56-Doctrine of frustralion, if applies, to lease$ of agricultural land. The appellant obtained lease of a land in the undivided Punjab and carried on agricultural operations in it. Following the partition Of India and allotment of the t«ritory in which the lands were situate to Pakistan tJic appellant migrated to India. The appellant commenced an action for a decree for refund of the rent on the plea that the l'Onsideration for tbe lease failed, beoauSe the covenants of the lease had become impossible of performance as a fflluit of communal riots in that locality and the in­

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