SC: Partnership Cannot Be Used to Mask Illegal Sub-Lease; Courts Will Lift the Veil

M.V. Ramachandrasa Since Deceased Vs Mahendra Watch Company Represented By Its Partners & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) SC: Partnership Cannot Be Used to Mask Illegal Sub-Lease; Courts Will Lift the Veil The Supreme Court has held that a partnership arrangement cannot be used as a device to conceal an unlawful transfer of possession of tenanted premises. While tenants are permitted to enter into partnerships, such arrangements must be genuine and should not result in parting with legal possession or control. The Court clarified that where, in substance, the original tenant has relinquished...