Case Law Analysis
|Calcutta High Court
Force Majeure Clause | Covid-19 Lockdown Entitles Mining Lessees to Lease Extension Under Contractual Terms : Calcutta HC
Calcutta High Court rules that Covid-19 lockdown qualifies as force majeure under mining lease agreements, mandating lease period extensions. The judgment reinforces that administrative restrictions cannot override contractual rights to lease prolongation, impacting lessees across public-private mining contracts.