Supreme Court Dismisses Lessee's Appeal in Agricultural Lease Dispute, Holding Frustration Doctrine Requires Property Destruction or Permanent Unfitness. Doctrine of frustration under Section 56 of Contract Act does not apply to agricultural lease where land was not destroyed but lessee migrated due to partition; principle under Section 108(e) Transfer of Property Act applied....
The dispute arose from an agricultural lease in undivided Punjab. The appellant, Raja Dhruv Dev Chand, obtained a lease of agricultural land and carried on farming operations. Following the partition ...
