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Supreme Court: Unfortunate That Owner Had to Litigate For Over Four Decades to Get Back Possession(17.04.2017)
Supreme Court, while ordering a tenant to vacate premises immediately, has said it is “unfortunate” that the landlord had been litigating for more tha.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Landlord, Tenant
Cal. HC: Tenant Can’t Deny Landlord's Title at Beginning of Tenancy(12.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that Rule of Estoppel under Section 116 of Evidence Act bars a tenant from denying the title of a landlord in respect of .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Tenant, Landlord, Tenancy, Title
Supreme Court: Status of Tenant Not Obviated by Landlord’s Death(23.05.2019)
Supreme Court has held that protection offered to a statutory tenant by rent control law can only be overcome by following the procedure laid out in t.....
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Madras HC : Police Cannot Interfere in Landlord-Tenant Disputes(20.06.2016)
Madras HC has said that police cannot conduct “parallel courts” to resolve disputes between landlords and their tenants when specific statutes had bee.....
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Rajasthan HC: Purpose of Rent Control Act is Not to Take Away Bona Fide Properties of Landlords(30.05.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that the purpose of the Rajasthan Rent Control Act is to save tenants from harassment by landlords and the same shouldn’.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Rent Control, Landlords
Supreme Court Imposes Rs. 1 Lakh Cost on Tenant Who Refused to Vacate Land(04.01.2017)
Supreme Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 1 lakh on a tenant who refused to hand over possession to landlord even after Apex Court ordered it in 2012.
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Supreme Court: Landlord-Tenant Disputes are Arbitrable(15.12.2020)
Supreme Court has overruled its 2017 judgment in Himangni Enterprises case to hold that landlord-tenant disputes are arbitrable except when they are c.....
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SC: Tenant has No Role in Dictating Which Premises the Landlord Should get Evicted(27.02.2025)
SC has observed that the law with regard to eviction of a tenant from the suit premises on the ground of bona fide need of the landlord is well settle.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Landlord, Eviction of Tenant
Ker. HC: Eviction Can be Overturned Only When Subsequent Events Completely Negate Landlord’s Needs(13.03.2025)
Kerala High Court has clarified that only those subsequent events that completely negate the landlord’s bonafide requirement of premises can be consid.....
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SC: Demand of Increase of Rent is Irrelevant to Determine 'Bonafide Requirement' of Landlord(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the demand of increase of rent is wholly irrelevant to determine the bonafide requirement of the premises of a landlord.
Tags : Supreme Court, Landlord, Bonafide Requirement
TENANCY - Whether Disputes Between Landlord-Tenant Arbitrable: SC Refers the Question to Larger Bench(08.03.2019)
Supreme Court has referred to larger bench the correctness of its judgment in Himangni Enterprises v. Kamaljeet Singh Ahluwalia, in which it was held .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Himangni Enterprises v. Kamaljeet Singh Ahluwalia, Landlord-Tenant Arbitrable
Delhi HC: Landlord’s Dealings in Other Properties Don’t Affect Right to Evict for Bonafide Need(09.10.2025)
Delhi High Court held that a landlord’s sale, purchase, or lease of other properties does not prevent them from seeking eviction of a tenant under Sec.....
Tags : Landlord, Eviction, Rent Control Act
Delhi HC: Landlord Not Required to Reveal Business Details for Eviction(10.10.2025)
Delhi High Court held that in today’s dynamic economy, a landlord seeking eviction under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 for bona.....
Tags : Landlord, Business Details, Eviction, Delhi Rent Control Act
Delhi High Court: Tenant Cannot Dispute Landlord's Title During Tenancy(14.10.2025)
Delhi High Court held that a tenant cannot dispute the landlord's title during tenancy, even if forgery is alleged, as long as there is no credible ev.....
Tags : Tenant, Landlord, Title
Supreme Court: Landlord Not Precluded from Making Application for Fair Rent Determination(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a landlord is not precluded from making an application for determination of fair rent during the currency of agreed rent b.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Fair Rent Determination, Application by Landlord
Delhi HC: Landlord’s Rent Control Act Rights Cannot be Waived by Contract With Tenant(18.11.2025)
Delhi High Court held that a landlord’s rights under the Delhi Rent Control Act cannot be waived through a private contract with a tenant, the court n.....
Tags : Landlord, Rent Control Act, Contract
Supreme Court: Requirement of Landlord For His Own Occupation Includes Occupation By Family Member(20.02.2017)
Supreme Court has held that requirement of landlord for his own occupation could also mean occupation by a member of family and mere non-examination o.....
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Calcutta HC: Landlord Decides His Residential Needs; Courts Cannot Set Living Standards in Eviction(16.01.2026)
Calcutta High Court held that a landlord is the best judge of his residential and business needs, and courts cannot dictate living standards. Upholdin.....
Tags : West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, Residential Needs, Landlord
Mere Agreement to Sell Leased Property to Tenant wouldn't Terminate Landlord-Tenant Relationship: SC(29.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that mere agreement to sell the property of landlord to tenant would not result in termination of landlord-tenant relations.....
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