Supreme Court of India

Habibunnisa Begum and Ors. v. G. Doraikannu Chettiar (d) by Lrs. and Ors.

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 473
Bench V.N. Khare and S.N. Phukan JJ.
Decided 17 November 1999

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid legal position of law this appeal succeeds and is allowed.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Tamil Nadu Building (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960-Single Indivisible tenancy-No provision in the Act for splitting the said tenancy­ Effect of-Held, tenancy cannot be split. Appellant-landlord leased out under single indivisible contract of tenancy some structure on Door No. 27, to the respondent-tenant which was later assigned separate numbers and the tenant raised constructions on Door Nos. 27 and 28 in terms of the lease. The tenant claimed to be the owner of c the structure, remitted rent to the landlord only in respect of land which was refused. Landlord filed a suit for ejectment

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