#lease termination

The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that a tenancy under the Transfer of Property Act is not terminated by mere service of notice unless possession is physically surrendered. Continued retention of fixtures and failure to deliver vacant possession sustains rent liability despite termination notices, reinforcing the need for actual vacation to end lease obligations.

The Bombay High Court held that once a lease term expires, the underlying cause of action becomes legally dead, and Section 151 CPC permits dismissal of suits rendered infructuous - even if the plaintiff seeks to amend the plaint later. This clarifies that courts cannot be used as instruments to resurrect extinguished rights through procedural tinkering, affecting landlords, lessees, and property litigants alike.

Jharkhand High Court clarifies that restitution is not mandated merely because a lease termination violates natural justice; damages remain the appropriate remedy absent specific prayer.