Supreme Court of India

G.reghunathan v. K.V. Varghese

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 848
Bench R.C. Lahoti and P.K. Balasubramany An JJ.
Decided 23 August 2005

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the landlord has failed to prove that the acts of the tenant constitute the user of the building in such a manner as to destroy or reduce the value or utility of the building materially and permanently.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Kera/a Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965-Sections 11 (2) & 11 (4) (ii)-Premises let out for setting up a shop for carrying on gold and silver jewellery business-Tenant defaulting in payment of rent and making major alterations to the premises without the consent of landlord-Landlord filing eviction petition be/ere Rent Controller for wilful default of payment of rent and for destroying/reducing the value and utility of the premises materially and permanently-Rent Controller, Appellate Authority and High Court holding in favour of landlord-Correctness of- Held, tenant is liable to

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