https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286402 A writ of mandamus was refused where correspondence over a 99-year lease never ripened into a concluded contract: the original offer was not accepted, later replies were counter-offers, and those counter-offers were also not accepted. The Court found no basis to compel the Port Trust to ignore its land policy, which required immovable property arrangements through open auction, and held that the impugned terms were not shown to be unreasonable. The writ petition failed, and the Estate Officer was directed to proceed with eviction proceedings and quantify occupation charges in accordance with law. en-us Wed, 27 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 24 Feb 2020 18:08:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286402 A writ of mandamus was refused where correspondence over a 99-year lease never ripened into a concluded contract: the original offer was not accepted, later replies were counter-offers, and those counter-offers were also not accepted. The Court found no basis to compel the Port Trust to ignore its land policy, which required immovable property arrangements through open auction, and held that the impugned terms were not shown to be unreasonable. The writ petition failed, and the Estate Officer was directed to proceed with eviction proceedings and quantify occupation charges in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 27 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286402