LAW FOR ALL

Mansagar Lake - Development scheme on private partnership - lease executed for 99 years - Pils - High court set aside the lease agreement for 99 years and directed to restore back the entire land to the Govt. at his costs - Apex court set aside the High court order and held that since it is public policy Courts should not interfere unless tainted with malafides and on substance less allegations - A Govt. can not create 99 years lease as it leads to perpetual lease - lease period is restricted to 30 years with renewal option , if not extended govt. has to give costs of structures - 30 is to be counter from the date of judgment of Apex court - with some modifications allowed the appeal partly = Jal Mahal Resorts P. Ltd. ..Appellant Versus K.P. Sharma & Ors. ..Respondents = 2014 ( April.Part) http://judis.nic.in/supremecourt/filename=41512