Landlord

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“A classical case of how civil proceedings can be prolonged ad infinitum”, SC imposes costs of Rs. 1 lakh for dragging execution proceedings in an eviction case for 12 years

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ., addressed the instant petition regarding landlord-tenant dispute,

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Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Ordinance, 2021: Establishment of Rent Authority and Tribunals [Read Ordinance]

Governor of Uttar Pradesh promulgates the Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Ordinance, 2021 Purpose of the Ordinance: To establish Rent

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Perplexity behind giving Notice to determine Tenancy in India

by Akshit Sachdeva*

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Interplay of COVID -19 and Landlord – Tenant Dispute – An Unending Saga

by Ananth Kini*

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COVID-19| SC dismisses plea seeking compliance of MHA order directing landlords not to demand rent from students & migrant workers

Supreme Court: A bench of Ashok Bhushan and SK Kaul, JJ has dismissed a petition seeking directions to the Union of India

Case BriefsForeign Courts

UK SC | Reasonableness is always fact-specific and decisions based on similar factual circumstances are not decisive

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: A Full Bench of Lord Briggs (President), Lord Carnwath, Lord Hodge, Lord Wilson and Lady Arden,

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Del HC | Landlord entitled for judgment on admissions in a suit for ejectment where tenant unequivocally admits the ingredients to be established by the landlord

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., allowed a petition that challenged the impugned order whereby petitioner’s application under Order 12 Rule 6 CPC

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HP HC | Disconnecting electricity of tenant held unreasonable where landlord found hell-bent to show him the door of the Court

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. entertained a petition filed by a landlord against the order passed by the Rent

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HP HC | Requirement by landlord’s family member is considered a requirement by landlord for ‘his own use’; eviction upheld

Himachal Pradesh High Court: The instant petition involved a question that whether the eviction of tenant could be ordered for settling married

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Sikkim HC | “Personal occupation” of landlord includes requirement of dependents; eviction decree confirmed in absence of special equities in favour of tenant

Sikkim High Court: Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J. confirmed a decree of eviction passed against the appellant-tenant by the District Judge on the bonafide

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Ker HC | Requirement of landlord’s consent for renewal of trade licence can be dispensed when relations between landlord and tenant are strained

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of Hrishikesh Roy and A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar. JJ. dismissed a writ appeal filed by landlord against

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Del HC | “Landlord is the best judge of his own needs”: petition against order of Additional Rent Controller dismissed

Delhi High Court: A Bench of Anu Malhotra, J. dismissed a revision petition filed against the order Additional Rent Controller whereby the tenant’s

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Landlord not entitled to claim damages after termination of tenancy if he fails to take steps for recovery of possession

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of A.M. Dhavale, J. dismissed a second appeal filed against the order made in first

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Presumption of bona fide requirement to be drawn in favour of landlord; order of ARC evicting the tenant under DRC Act upheld: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Vinod Goel, J. dismissed a revision petition filed against the order of the Additional

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Mesne profits, under Section 2(12) CPC, also include interest payable thereon; some honest guess work while calculation acceptable

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Valmiki Mehta, J. dismissed an appeal filed by the appellant-tenant impugning the judgment

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A person can be a landlord even without having ownership rights

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Gurvinder Singh Gill, J., dismissed a revision petition filed assailing the

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Landlord cannot be non-suited due to mere non-examination of family member who intends to do business in the rented premises

Supreme Court: Deciding a short question of law as to whether the requirement of the landlord for own occupation could also mean

Case BriefsForeign Courts

Landlord cannot be held liable for a repairing covenant without the knowledge of the disrepair under the Landlord and Tenant Act,1985

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: In an appeal filed by a Landlord against the liability from failure to keep ‘paved area outside