Reviewed case brief
Ganga Dutt Murarka v Kartik Chandra Das
AIR 1961 SC 1066
Forfeiture for denial of title requires: (a) clear denial, (b) lessor's election to terminate, and (c) suit for possession or notice. The lease does not terminate automatically upon the lessee's denial.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1961
- Subjects
- Property Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-30
Rule established
Forfeiture for denial of title is not automatic; lessor must elect to terminate; lease subsists until lessor acts
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1961 SC 1066
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