A Division Bench decision of Andhra Pradesh High Court in Syed Jaleel Zane Vs. P. Venkata Murlidhar & Ors., AIR 1981 AP 328, wherein Jeevan Reddy, J., as His Lordship then was, spoke for the Division Bench makes almost an exhaustive discussion of the relevant English and Indian Law available on the point and we express our respectful agreement with the exposition of law as made therein. We note with approval the following proposition of law laid down therein:- (i) In India, the law does not prohibit a perpetual lease; clear and unambiguous language would be required to infer such a lease. If the language is ambiguous the Court would opt for an interpretation negating the plea of the perpetual lease
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Supreme Court of India
State Of U.P. & Ors vs Lalji Tandon (Dead) on 3 November, 2003
Bench: R.C. Lahoti, Ashok Bhan.