Supreme Court of India

Kailasbhai Shukaram Tiwari v. Jostna Laxmidas Pujara and Anr.

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 506
Bench B.P. Singh and P.K. Balasubramany An JJ.
Decided 1 December 2005

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the High Court was not justified in setting aside the concurrent findings of fact recorded by the courts below.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Rent Control and Eviction: Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947; Ss. 13(/)(e) and 13(/)(k): Filing of eviction petition on grounds of sub-letting and non-user of the premises-Allowed by trial Court-Affirmed by Appellate Court-Reversed by High Court-On appeal, held: Mere fact that a relative of tenant resided with him would not make the relative a family member of the tenant in the context of Rent Control Legislation-The cousin of tenant's husband residing , in the premises in question cannot held to be her family member-Hence, High Court erred in reversing the

Where later benches applied it

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