ORDER

1. THIS APPEAL IS AGAINST CONCURRENT FINDINGS OF FACTS AS ALSO ON LAW, ARRIVED AT BY THE TRIAL COURT AND UPHELD BY THE HIGH COURT. THE RELEVANT FACTS TOUCHING THE QUESTIONS ARISING FOR DECISION IN THE PRESENT APPEAL, BRIEFLY STATED ARE THAT THE PREMISES FOR RUNNING A CANTEEN ON CONTRACT UNDER THE APPELLANT CORPORATION CAME TO BE SHIFTED TO NEW PREMISES ON 26-2-1979. A TENDER WAS FLOATED INVITING BIDS FOR LEASE OF THE CANTEEN PREMISES FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS. THE RESPONDENT WAS THE HIGHEST BIDDER AND HIS BID FOR OBTAINING THE CANTEEN PREMISES ON LEASE MONEY CALLED RENT OF RS 4000 PER MONTH WAS ACCEPTED. A LEASE DEED FOR THE PERIOD 1-4-1979 TO 31-3-1982 WAS EXECUTED.

2. THE APPELLANT CORPORATION, IN THE INTEREST OF AVOIDING LITIGATION AND COMPLAINTS WHICH ARE OFTEN MADE, TOOK A POLICY DECISION THAT THE EXISTING CONTRACTORS IN THE PREMISES OWNED BY THE CORPORATION WILL BE ALLOWED AN EXTENSION OF ONE TERM I.E. FOR A FURTHER PERIOD OF 3 YEARS AT ENHANCED RATES OF RENT @ 15%, 17% AND 20% FOR THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD YEAR RESPECTIVELY OVER THE RENT FIXED FOR THE PRECEDING YEAR. THE CIRCULAR ALSO CONTAINED A PROVISION THAT THE CORPORATION SHALL MAKE AN OFFER TO THE CONTRACTOR OCCU