Supreme Court of India

Singer India Ltd. v. Chander Mohan Chadha and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 535

Bench R.C. Lahoti, G.P. Mathur and C.K. Thakker JJ.

Decided 13 August 2004

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons mentioned above, Civil Appeal No. 387 of2004 and Civil Appeal No. 388 of 2004 are dismissed with costs.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Rent Control and Eviction: Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958: c Section l 4(l)(b)-Subletting, assignment or parting with possession Without written consent from landlord-Suit premises let out to an American company-RBI directed reduction of equity capital of the said American company in order to comply with S. 29 FERA, 1973-Therefore, pursuant to an amalgamation scheme approved by High Court the said American company merged into an Indian company which came in possession of the suit premises- Landlord filed eviction petition on the ground of subletting-High Court allowed the petition-Correctness

Authorities it was built on

1996 M/s Cox and Kings Ltd. and Anr. v. Smt. Chander Malhotra cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

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2019 Delhi Development Authority v. Nalwa Sons Investment Ltd. and Anr. referred to
2015 Rajni Sanghi v. Western Indian State Motors Ltd. & Ors. referred to
2026 Aspinwall and Co. Ltd. v. The Inspecting Assistant Commr. mentioned
2020 Gurshinder Singh v. Shriram General Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr. mentioned
2018 M/s. Sonell Clocks and Gifts Ltd. v. The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. mentioned

Of those, 3 referred to · 3 mentioned

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