GOVIND versus DR. JEETSINGH

GOVIND versus DR. JEETSINGH

There was no longer a bona fide need for the landlord to evict the tenant due to subsequent events; therefore, the order of eviction must be set aside.

Parties
Appellant: Govind; Respondent: Dr. Jeet Singh
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
25 November 1987
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal Before Supreme Court
Outcome
Appeal allowed; eviction order set aside.
Legal Topics
Bona Fide Requirement, Eviction, Interference in Findings of Fact, Scope of Second Appeal
Landlord Tenant Law Bona Fide Requirement Eviction Interference in Findings of Fact Scope of Second Appeal

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Parties

Govind

Appellant

Dr. Jeet Singh

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal Before Supreme Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the landlord's requirement of the premises was bona fide under Section 12(1)(e) of the M.P. Accommodation Control Act, 1961
  2. 2 Permissibility of High Court's interference with findings of fact of the first appellate court in second appeal

Ratio Decidendi

There was no longer a bona fide need for the landlord to evict the tenant due to subsequent events; therefore, the order of eviction must be set aside.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed; eviction order set aside.

Orders

  • Order of eviction set aside
  • Parties to bear their own costs