State Of U.P. & Ors vs Lalji Tandon (Dead)

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of lease renewal under the terms of a fifty-year lease granted to J.W. Walsh, which included a renewal clause. The Court held that the State's failure to produce the original lease deed led to an adverse inference against it, concluding that the lease was renewable more than once. The Court affirmed the High Court's decision to reject the State's contention regarding the limitation on renewal, thereby upholding the respondent's right to seek renewal of the lease for an additional term.