Supreme Court of India

Shashi Kapila v. R.p.ashwin

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Reported as [2001] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 217
Bench K.T. Thomas and S.N. Variava JJ.
Decided 8 November 2001

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Transfer of Property Act, 1882 : Section 53- -Eviction-Eviction petition-Bona fide requirement­ Landlord entered into an agreement for sale of suit premises with a partnership firm of which the tenant was a partner-Subsequently, landlord resisted the suit for specific peiformance of the agreement-Held, if the landlord himself wanted his rights in the suit premises to be alienated, the bona fide need of the landlord can get eclipsed. But in this case the need of the landlord for occupying the suit premises arose long after the date of agreement-The landlord, therefore, cannot be pre-empted

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