Supreme Court of India

Ram Doss v. K. Thangavelu

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 1
Bench V. N. Khare and S.N. Phukan JJ.
Decided 24 November 1999

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6 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, the judgment of the High Court is not sustainable in law.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Rent Control and Eviction-Tamil Nadu Buildings (lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960-Section 25-Tenant refused to recognise new owner as landlord-Defaulted in rent payments-Rent Court ordered eviction on the finding that there was landlord tenant relationship-Held: High Court cannot treat Revision application as on appeal and reassess evidence-In revision, Court can look into records only to satisfy itself of the legality/correctness of the proceedings and the propriety of the judgment/order. The appellant, having purchased the property from the original owner, became the owner of the premises

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 6 mentioned

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