Supreme Court of India

Chandavarkar Sita Ratna Rao v. Ashalata S. Guram

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Reported as [1986] 3 S.C.R. 866

Bench Sabyasachi Mukherji J.

Decided 25 September 1986

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From the headnote

Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging Rates Control Act, 1947; ss. 14(2) & 15A-Whether and how far statutory tenant governed by the Act could have created a valid licence before 1st February, 1973. Constitution of India, Article 227-Finding of facts-Scope and ambit of jurisdiction of High Court to interfere. Statutory interpretation. Non-obstante clause 'notwithstanding anything contained . . .' Expression contained in statute-Meaning of-Court to find out what is legal not what is right. Mischief rule-Applicability of-Literal construction and reading of the statute as a whole to be in consonance

Authorities it was built on

1979 V. Dhanapal Chettiar v. Yesodai Ammal cited by 37
1978 Ganpat Ladha v. Sashikant Vishnu Shinde cited by 12
1959 Waman Shriniwas Kini v. Ratilal Bhagwandas & Co. cited by 10
1985 Motiram Ghelabhai (dead) through L. R. Maniram Motiram v. Jagan Nagar (dead) through Lrs and Others. cited by 10

Where later benches applied it

2024 Union of India & Ors. v. Rajeev Bansal relied on
2020 Mohd. Inam v. Sanjay Kumar Singhal & Ors. relied on
2015 Smt. Noorunissa Begum v. Brij Kishore Sangh! relied on
2015 M/s. Pepsico India Holding Pvt. Ltd. v. Krishna Kant Pandey relied on
2012 Union of India and Ors. v. Brigadier P.S. Gill relied on
2025 Annaya Kocha Shetty (dead) through Lrs v. Laxmibai Narayan Satose Since Deceased through Lrs & Others referred to
2024 Mohd. Abdul Samad v. The State of Telangana & Anr. referred to
2022 Barun Chandra Thakur v. Master Bholu & Anr. referred to
2021 Kiran Devi v. The Bihar State Sunni Wakf Board & Ors. referred to
2020 Chebrolu Leela Prasad Rao & Ors. v. State of A.P. & Ors. referred to
2020 Assistant Engineer (d1), Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited & Anr. v. Rahamatullah Khan Alias Rahamjulla referred to
2016 Jindal Stainless Ltd. & Anr v. State of Haryana & Ors referred to
2011 K.T. Plantation Pvt. Ltd. & Anr v. State of Karnataka referred to
2014 Dr. Suhas H. Pophale v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. and its Estate Officer mentioned
2010 Shalini Shyam Shetty and Another v. Rajendra Shankar Patil mentioned

Of those, 5 relied on · 8 referred to · 2 mentioned

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