Supreme Court of India

Nilesh Laxmichand and Another v. Shantaben Purushottam Kakad (since Deceased) by Lrs

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Reported as [2019] 7 S.C.R. 460
Bench Ashok Bhushan and K. M. Joseph JJ.
Decided 8 May 2019

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that finding of illegal subletting cannot be sustained.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 – ss.16(1)(c), 16 (1)(e) and 16(1)(n) – Respondents-plaintiffs rented out a prem ises to the appellants-defendants – Appellants took the premise s on rent for purpose of carrying out business of book shop – Respondent s filed a suit for eviction of the appellants u/ss.16(1)(c) , 16(1)(e) and 16(1)(n) of the Act – Respondents’ case that in Jul y, 2015, the appellants closed down the business of the bookstor e, and since then, the premises was not used for more than six months prior to the suit, for the purpose for it was let out – It was also alleged that

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