Bombay High Court Adjudicates Writ Petition and Civil Revision Application Concerning Statutory Renewal of Lease under Burmah Shell (Acquisition of Undertakings in India) Act, 1976. The core legal question was whether a government company lessee had a statutory right to renew a 35-year lease beyond its original term without fresh agreement, and whether the acquisition Act's renewal provisions were constitutionally valid.
8 Oct 2021The litigation arose out of a lease deed executed on 29.10.1969 between Modern India Limited, as lessor, and Burmah Shell Oil Storage and Distributing...




