Krishnamoorthy v. Kumarasamy and Another – sllr 1980 volume 2 page 304

In the case between Krishnamoorthy (plaintiff-appellant, grantor) and Kumarasamy and another (defendants-respondents, grantees), the court addressed whether a notarially executed Articles of Agreement purporting to hire out a business constituted a genuine transaction or was merely a sham arrangement to circumvent a prohibition on sub-letting. The findings established that the agreement evidenced a valid and effective hiring out of the business, rather than a disguised sub-letting, and that allegations of false representations regarding ownership of furniture and landlord’s consent did not materially induce the contract. Reference was made to relevant contractual terms and judicial precedents addressing similar factual circumstances. The appellate decision resulted in the lower court’s rul