Supreme Court of India

Mohammad Ahmad & Anr. v. Atma Ram Chauhan & Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 6 S.C.R. 822
Bench Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma JJ.
Decided 13 May 2011

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the rent as has been fixed by the o learned Single Judge for the two shops having total area 240 sq. ft. to Rs. 2100/- per month is not only reasonable but would be just and proper.

Judgment, page 10

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Rent Control and Eviction: c Interim order - Writ petition before High Court arising out of order of eviction of tenants - Orders by Single Judge enhancing the monthly rent while granting stay of dispossession of tenants, as an interim measure - HELD: Enhancement in rent will not ipso facto be deemed to be unreasonable and exorbitant unless the tenant is able to give cogent reasons for the same - In the instant case, in the absence of any valuation report, the assessment and the judgment of the Single Judge, after taking into account the yardsticks and the contentions of bot/. fhe parties

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