Supreme Court Upholds Eviction Based on Bona Fide Need: Kusum Lata Sharma vs. Arvind Singh (2023) Date of the Judgment: 25 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 377 Judges: Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Sanjay Kumar Can a landlord evict a tenant based on the need of her extended family, even if the property description has […]
Supreme Court Upholds Eviction Order Based on Landlord’s Bona Fide Need LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a landlord’s claim for eviction based on bona fide requirement can be rejected due to a perceived misdescription of the property, especially when the landlord resides in a joint family. CASE TYPE: Eviction under Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Case Name:
Supreme Court Clarifies Res Judicata in Eviction Cases: Prem Kishore vs. Brahm Prakash (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second eviction petition is barred by res judicata when a prior petition was dismissed due to the landlord’s failure to prove the landlord-tenant relationship. CASE TYPE: Civil (Eviction under Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958) Case Name: Prem
Supreme Court Clarifies Res Judicata in Eviction Cases: Prem Kishore vs. Brahm Prakash (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a second eviction petition is barred by res judicata when a previous petition was dismissed due to the landlord’s failure to prove the landlord-tenant relationship. CASE TYPE: Civil (Eviction) Case Name: Prem Kishore & Ors. vs. Brahm Prakash
Supreme Court Upholds Landlord’s Eviction Rights: Abid-ul-Islam vs. Inder Sain Dua (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of revisional powers of High Court under Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, in eviction cases. CASE TYPE: Property Law, Rent Control Case Name: Abid-ul-Islam vs. Inder Sain Dua [Judgment Date]: April 7, 2022 Introduction Date of the Judgment: April 7,
Supreme Court Clarifies Sub-Letting Under Delhi Rent Control Act: Puri Investments vs. Young Friends & Co. (2022) Date of the Judgment: 23 February 2022 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 1609 of 2022 (Arising out of Special Leave Petition (C) No. 6516/2019) Judges: Vineet Saran, J, Aniruddha Bose, J. Can a tenant be evicted for allowing medical
Supreme Court Clarifies Sub-letting Under Delhi Rent Control Act: Puri Investments vs. Young Friends & Co. (2022) Date of the Judgment: 23rd February 2022 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 1609 of 2022 (Arising out of Special Leave Petition (C) No. 6516/2019) Judges: Justice Vineet Saran and Justice Aniruddha Bose. Can a landlord evict a tenant if
Supreme Court Clarifies NRI Landlord Eviction Rights Under East Punjab Rent Act LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) who purchases a property with an existing tenant can invoke the summary eviction process under Section 13B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949. CASE TYPE: Rent Control/Eviction Law Case Name: Padam Nabh &
Supreme Court on Discretionary Power of Rent Controller in Striking Out Tenant’s Defence: Dina Nath vs. Subhash Chand Saini (2019) Date of the Judgment: 24 September 2019 Citation: Dina Nath (D) By Lrs & Anr. vs Subhash Chand Saini & Ors. CIVIL APPEAL NO(s). 4563 OF 2014 Judges: Arun Mishra, J., M.R. Shah, J., Ajay
Supreme Court Clarifies Status of Heirs as Joint Tenants in Eviction Cases: Suresh Kumar Kohli vs. Rakesh Jain (2018) Date of the Judgment: April 19, 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 334 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. Can a landlord proceed with eviction against some, but not all, legal heirs of a deceased tenant?
Supreme Court Upholds Eviction on Sub-letting: Flora Elias Nahoum & Ors. vs. Idrish Ali Laskar (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a tenant has sub-let premises without the landlord’s consent, warranting eviction under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956. CASE TYPE: Property Law, Tenancy Dispute Case Name: Flora Elias Nahoum & Ors. vs. Idrish Ali Laskar
Date of the Judgment: 06 December 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 989 Judges: J. Chelameswar, S. Abdul Nazeer Can a landlord use the non-payment of property tax by a tenant, which the landlord is entitled to recover as rent, as grounds for eviction under the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958? The Supreme Court of India addressed
