Perpetual lease

A Perpetual Lease Promised in 1976 Cannot Be Demanded in 2002: Delhi High Court on Renewal Covenants, Agreements to Agree and Limitation

A tenant who had held an 11-month tenancy of a Janpath floor since 1976 sued in 2004 for a perpetual lease and a declaration that his rent was Rs 221. The Delhi High Court upheld rejection of the plaint at the threshold, on three separate footings: uncertainty of the covenant, delay, and the limits of declaratory relief.