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HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
SHARAD KUMAR SHARMA
Indian Oil Corporation Limited through Senior Manager Retail Sales – Appellant
Versus
Raj Kumar – Respondent
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| 1. appeal admitted for final arguments at admission stage. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. 40-year lease with escalating rent slabs executed. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. lessee defaulted rent; tenancy terminated by notice. (Para 8 , 10) |
| 4. dispute centers on automatic lease renewal clause. (Para 9 , 11 , 12) |
| 5. renewal requires preconditions and statutory registration. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 6. section 107 tpa mandates registered instrument for renewal. (Para 18 , 19 , 22 , 23) |
| 7. registration act section 17 compels lease renewal registration. (Para 20 , 24 , 25) |
| 8. no prior notice given; renewal preconditions unfulfilled. (Para 26 , 27) |
| 9. precedents reject automatic renewal without registration. (Para 28 , 29 , 30 , 31) |
| 10. no eviction protection under section 29a for lessees. (Para 32 , 33 , 34 , 35) |
| 11. automatic renewal invalid without registration and notice. (Para 36) |
| 12. appeal dismissed; ejectment and mesne profits decreed. (Para 39 , 40 , 41) |
JUDGMENT :
Sharad Kumar Sharma, J.
The learned counsel for the respondent Mr. Ishtiyaq Khan seeks leave of the Court to place his authority on record; but, considering the procedural aspects, being followed by the Registry of this Court, hi
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