Landlord-Tenant Dispute

no surrender of tenancy without agreement
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court held that tenancy cannot be said to have been surrendered in absence of a decree of eviction or a valid agreement evidencing surrender, and that temporary handing over of premises for a limited purpose does not extinguish tenancy rights, particularly when rent continued to be paid and accepted.

Pagri does not create perpetual tenancy
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi High Court held that acceptance of pagri does not make a tenancy perpetual or confer ownership rights on a tenant. Upholding an eviction decree, the Court held that filing of the suit itself amounted to notice of termination and found the Delhi Rent Control Act inapplicable to the premises.

undermining finality of judicial orders
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Jurisdiction especially at the level of the trial courts is a creation of specific statutes and the learned judges must be cognizant, always of the differences in the jurisdiction conferred upon them thereby.”

Restoration of Electricity supply to Tenant
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court directed that electricity supply to the premises be restored within seven days subject to payment of electricity charges by the petitioner.

Speedy disposal rent appeals
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court observed that delays by Appellate Tribunals in deciding appeals under Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001, defeats the purpose of the law, which aims to ensure the speedy disposal of eviction cases.

Allahabad High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Allahabad High Court clarified that if the decree of eviction is set aside, recalled, or stayed, the tenants may remain entitled to apply for connection in accordance with law.

calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Applying Section 3 of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956, the Calcutta High Court determined that the dispute is governed by the tenancy act.

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: Deciding the ambit of the bar of jurisdiction under Section 25 of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Sikkim High Court: Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J., while exercising inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC quashed the criminal complaint filed against the petitioners