Case Law Analysis
|Madras High Court
Section 23 Indian Contract Act | Void Agreement for Housing Board Property Sale Violating Statutory Restrictions Bars Specific Performance : Madras HC
Madras High Court rules that agreements for sale of Housing Board properties violating statutory transfer restrictions are void ab initio under Section 23 of the Indian Contract Act, denying specific performance and requiring strict documentary proof for refund claims. The judgment reinforces that statutory compliance in public housing schemes overrides private contractual rights.