Supreme Court · 1969 INSC 209 · Decided 29 August 1969
R. Kempraj v. M/S. Barton Son & CO.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1969 INSC 209 · [1970] 2 S.C.R. 140
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1655/1968
- Decided
- 29 August 1969
- Bench
- J.C. SHAH, V. RAMASWAMI, A.N. GROVER (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Transfer of Property Act Section 105, 40
Headnote
l'. MIS. BARTON SON & CO. August 29, 1969 (J, C. SHAH, V. RAMASWAM! AND A. N. GROVER, JJ.j Transfer of Property Act, 4 of 1882, s. 14-Lease of premises with op1ion to lessee to renew it every ten years--Covena.'lt lvhether offends rule against perpetuity. A B The respondent by 'a deed option to the lessee to rcne\V the, san1e every ten years so long as desired. When in 1961 the first period of ten years was about to expire the respondent asked for a renewal of the lease. On the appe11ant refusing to do so, the respondent filed a suit for specific performance, The suit was
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