JAI SINGH MORARJI & ORS. versus M/S SOVANI PVT. LTD. & ORS.

JAI SINGH MORARJI & ORS. versus M/S SOVANI PVT. LTD. & ORS.

The Private Company, as a subsequent assignee from the sub-lessee, is not entitled to the protection of section 15(2) of the Bombay Rent Act because the legal protection extends only to sub-leases, assignments, or transfers by tenants themselves, not subsequent assignments or transfers by assignees or transferees. The relevant notifications and statutory amendments do not apply to the assignment in favour of the Private Company, and Sovani, the sub-lessee, was not in possession at the commencement of the 1959 Ordinance, meaning the Private Company cannot claim protection under the Act.

Parties
Appellant: Jai Singh Morarji & Ors.; Respondent: Sovani Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
09 October 1972
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Appeal From Bombay High Court Judgment Dated 28 January 1972
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Sub Letting, Assignment of Lease, Protection of Tenants Under Rent Acts
Property Law Tenancy/rent Control Sub Letting Assignment of Lease Protection of Tenants Under Rent Acts

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Parties

Jai Singh Morarji & Ors.

Appellant

Sovani Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Appeal From Bombay High Court Judgment Dated 28 January 1972

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a subsequent assignee from a sub-tenant is protected under section 15(2) of the Bombay Rent Act, 1947.
  2. 2 Whether the respondent private company was a sub-tenant prior to 1959 and continued in possession at the commencement of the Ordinance.

Ratio Decidendi

The Private Company, as a subsequent assignee from the sub-lessee, is not entitled to the protection of section 15(2) of the Bombay Rent Act because the legal protection extends only to sub-leases, assignments, or transfers by tenants themselves, not subsequent assignments or transfers by assignees or transferees. The relevant notifications and statutory amendments do not apply to the assignment in favour of the Private Company, and Sovani, the sub-lessee, was not in possession at the commencement of the 1959 Ordinance, meaning the Private Company cannot claim protection under the Act.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • Judgment of the Bombay High Court set aside
  • The appellants are entitled to costs