Landlord and Tenant (Reversionary Leases) Act, 1958

Persons bound to grant reversionary leases.

24.— (1) Where a lessee is entitled under this Act to obtain a reversionary lease, his immediate lessor shall be bound to grant a reversionary lease to such lessee.

(2) Where a lessor holds the land of which he is required by this Act to grant a reversionary lease under a lease for a term which is less than the term for which such reversionary lease is to be granted, his immediate lessor and such (if any) superior lessors as may be necessary shall be bound to join in the grant of the reversionary lease.

(3) Where a person who is bound by this section to grant or join in granting a reversionary lease is, by reason of being a trustee, personal representative or other person having a fiduciary capacity or by reason of being an infant or by reason of having only an estate for his life or in tail or other limited estate or by reason of restrictive covenants in the lease under which he holds, incapable in law of granting or joining in granting (as the case may be) such reversionary lease, the Court may, on the application of any person concerned, by order empower the person so bound to grant or join in granting (as the case may be) such reversionary lease.

(4) Where a person who is bound by this section to grant or join in granting a reversionary lease is an infant or a person of unsound mind, or cannot be found or refuses or fails to execute such lease, the Court may, on the application of any person concerned, appoint an officer of the Court to execute such lease for and in the name of the person so bound and thereupon the execution of such reversionary lease by such officer for and in the name of such person shall for all purposes be as effectual as the execution thereof by such person.

(5) Where any person who is bound by this section to grant or join in granting a reversionary lease is unknown or unascertained the Court may, on the application of a lessee entitled under this Act to obtain a reversionary lease, by order appoint any person who is receiving the rent in respect of the applicant's interest in the premises, or such other person as the Court may think fit, to represent such unknown or unascertained person in all proceedings in connection with the grant of a reversionary lease, and may by the same or a subsequent order appoint an officer of the Court to execute such lease for and on behalf of the person so bound and unknown or unascertained, and thereupon the execution of such reversionary lease by such officer for and on behalf of such person shall for all purposes be as effectual as the execution thereof by such unknown or unascertained person.

(6) Where under subsection (4) or subsection (5) of this section the Court appoints an officer of the Court to execute a reversionary lease for and in the name of, or for and on behalf of, any person, the Court may order the rent payable under the reversionary lease to be paid into Court to such account as it shall fix, or may make such order and give such directions in regard to the payment of such rent as it may deem proper.