Supreme Court of India

Capt. B.V. D' Souza v. Antonio Fausto Fernandes

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Reported as [1989] 3 S.C.R. 626

Bench L.M. Sharma J.

Decided 1 August 1989

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What the Court ordered

We hold that Ext. 20 was in D reality a document of lease and the appellant has been enjoying the exclusive possession thereof in the capacity of month to month tenant.

Judgment, page 6

Authorities it was built on

1971 Sohan Lal Naraindas v. Laxmidas Raghunath Gadit cited by 10

Where later benches applied it

2012 Mangal Amusement Park (p) Ltd. & Anr. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others relied on
2011 Pradeep Oil Corporation v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Anr. referred to
1999 Delta International Ltd. v. Shyam Sunder Ganeriwalla and Anr. mentioned

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to · 1 mentioned

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