Reviewed case brief
Ganga Dutt Murarka v. Kartik Chunder Das
AIR 1961 SC 1067
## Summary
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1961
- Subjects
- Property Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-30
Rule established
Forfeiture of lease requires both breach by lessee AND positive election by lessor to terminate; it does not operate automatically on breach
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
Mulla TPA 13th ed.
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