Candappa Nee Bastian v. Ponnambalampillai – sllr 1993 volume 1 page 184

In the case between Candappa Nee Bastian (and her mother Brenda Bastian, the title owner) and Ponnambalampillai (associated with the firm S. M. R. & Co.), the court addressed the existence and validity of a tenancy contract after changes in the partnership structure of the lessee firm. It was determined that the original tenancy, established between Brenda Bastian and four partners of the firm, was terminated upon the departure of those partners. Subsequent payment of rent by the defendant, who later became the sole partner, did not constitute the creation or continuation of a tenancy due to the absence of mutual consent (consensus ad idem). The court reaffirmed the contractual principle that a valid tenancy requires clear mutual agreement and that partnership changes cannot automatically