India, March 16 -- As eateries in Delhi cut menus and bookings amid an LPG supply crisis triggered by the US-Israel-Iran war, and restaurateurs in Mumbai report revenues dropping 20-30%, a key question arises: can restaurant tenants invoke 'force majeure provision', like during COVID-19, to seek rent waivers from landlords?

In Mumbai, restaurateurs say revenues have already fallen by 20-30% since the crisis began. Many are also grappling with higher input costs after Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) informed them via email that piped natural gas would be priced higher than usual from March 9, according to a Hindustan Times report. While the company did not specify the revised rate, it advised restaurants to reduce gas consumption by 20% amid ...