M/S. BRITISH MOTOR CAR CO. versus MADAN LAL SAGGI (D) AND ANR.

M/S. BRITISH MOTOR CAR CO. versus MADAN LAL SAGGI (D) AND ANR.

The construction of permanent sheds by the tenant, made without the landlord's consent and embedded in the structure, amounted to material impairment of the value and utility of the premises under section 13(2)(iii) of the Act, justifying eviction.

Parties
Petitioner: Mis. British Motor Car Co.; Respondents: Madan Lal Saggi (D) and Another
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
19 November 2004
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Supreme Court Order on SLP
Outcome
Special Leave Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Eviction of Tenant, Material Alteration, Impairment of Value, Rent Control
Land Law Tenancy Law Eviction of Tenant Material Alteration Impairment of Value Rent Control

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Parties

Mis. British Motor Car Co.

Petitioner

Madan Lal Saggi (D) and Another

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (civil) / Supreme Court Order on SLP

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the tenant's construction amounted to material impairment of the value and utility of the premises under Section 13(2)(iii) of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949.
  2. 2 Whether previous litigation on a temporary shed precluded a new eviction petition based on subsequent substantial construction.

Ratio Decidendi

The construction of permanent sheds by the tenant, made without the landlord's consent and embedded in the structure, amounted to material impairment of the value and utility of the premises under section 13(2)(iii) of the Act, justifying eviction.

Court Disposition

Special Leave Petition dismissed

Orders

  • Special Leave Petition dismissed.