Supreme Court of India

T.K. Lathika v. Seth Karsandas Jamnadas

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 116
Bench K.T. Thomas and A.P. Misra JJ.
Decided 31 August 1999

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Rent Control and Eviction : Kera/a Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965: Section 11 (3) third proviso-Eviction petition-Maintainability­ Landlord filed eviction petition before expiry of one year after execution of gift deed in her favour-Held: Third proviso to S.11 (3) prevents the landlord from filing eviction petition before expiry of the moratorium period of one year-Hence, eviction petition has to be dismissed on that sole ground- Court should not have gone into merits of the case because whatever is said or found would be without jurisdiction-High Court erred in going into the

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