Supreme Court of India
G.reghunathan v. K.V. Varghese
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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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