Supreme Court of India

Jetha Bai & Sons, Jew Town, Cochin, Etc. Etc. v. Sunderdas Rathenai, Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [1988] 2 S.C.R. 871
Decided 4 February 1988

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the position has been that, right through in the State of Karnataka and for atleast for a period of almost twenty years in the State of Kerala, the prevalent view has been in favour, of the F maintainability of a second revision by the High Court.

Judgment, page 24

From the headnote

Whether against an order of a District Court in Revision under section 20 of the Kera/a Buildings (Lease & Rent) Control Act 2 of 1965, a further Revision lies to the High Court under section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure-Determination of-Landlord-Tenant dispute-In c r the matter of. These appeals together with a petition for special leave raised a common question of law-whether against an order of a District Court in revision under section 20 of the Kerala Buildings (Lease & Rent) Control Act 2 of 1965, a further revision would lie to' the High Court . ~ under section 115 of the Code of

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