Topic
Section 34 Specific Relief Act
2 articles
Property Law
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.
13 min readCivil & Property Litigation
Mutation Is Not Title: Jamnabai v. Vasudev on Revenue Entries, Relinquishment and the Limits of Second Appeal
A name removed from the revenue record in 1990 did not cost a co-owner his share. This case note works through all four issues the Supreme Court decided in Jamnabai v. Vasudev, from Section 117 of the MP Land Revenue Code to the proviso to Section 34 of the Specific Relief Act.
14 min read