Supreme Court of India

Gantusa H. Baddi (dead) by Lrs. v. Meerabai G. Pai and Ors.

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Reported as [2000] 3 S.C.R. 275
Bench G.B. Patianaik, R.P. Sethi and Shivaraj V. Patil JJ.
Decided 24 April 2000

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that in case of commercial premises governed by the Delhi Act, the Legislature has not thought it fit in the light of the situation at Delhi to place any kind of restriction on the ordinary law of inheritance with regard to succession.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Rent Control and Eviction: Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961: S. 3( r)-Tenancy-Non-residential premises-Death of original tenant­ Whether tenancy heritable-Held, yes. S. 21 ( 1 )( P )-Tenancy-Non-residential premises-Eviction-Liability­ Acquisition of a vacant premises by partnership firm of which tenant is a partner-Effect of-Held, acquisition of a vacant premises by the partnership firm would not amount to acquisition of the same by tenant-Thus, tenant not liable to be evicted. Wo,m and Phrases: 'Tenant' -Meaning and scope in the context of S. 3( r) of Kamat aka Rent Control Act, 1961.

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