GOVINDBHAI GORDHANBHAI PATEL & ORS. vs GULAM ABBAS MULLA ALLIBHAI & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that under Section 56 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, a contract becomes void only if an event occurs after its execution that renders performance impossible. The Court found that the refusal of permission by the Prant Officer was not catastrophic enough to render the agreement void. Furthermore, it ruled that the function of the Collector under Section 63(1) of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, is administrative, not judicial. Lastly, the Court clarified that a dismissal for formal defects does not invoke res judicata, allowing for subsequent proceedings on the same relief.