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Agreements, the meaning of which are not certain or capable of being made certain, are void. A lease agreement between the landlord and tenant would spend his own money in renovating the house and adjust it against the monthly rent of Rs. 4000/-. The tenant in the course of renovation covered the courtyard which was open; and for covering the courtyard, spent Rs. 1 lakh. When he sought to adjust it against the monthly rent, the landlord argued that the renovation did not include covering the courtyard. The landlord's submission was that the contract was void on account of uncertainty.

  1. The clause concerning renovation is valid, because the cost incurred was clearly identified.

  2. The clause concerning renovation is void, because the landlord and tenant had different perceptions thereof.

  3. The landlord must have taken care to define renovation; and for his oversight, he cannot blame the tenant.
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Explanation

The landlord could not have contemplated an expensive task such as the covering of the courtyard within the definition of renovation. Clearly, both the parties had different conception of what actually amounted to renovation.

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