R. VENKATASWAMI NAIDU AND ANOTHER versus NARASRAM NARAINDAS

R. VENKATASWAMI NAIDU AND ANOTHER versus NARASRAM NARAINDAS

Tenants who build structures in breach of a covenant not to build remain entitled to compensation under section 3 and to the right to purchase the land under section 9 of the Madras City Tenants Protection Act because the definition of 'tenant' is not qualified and section 12 invalidates such contractual limitations unless registered, which was not the case here.

Parties
Appellant: R. Venkataswami Naidu; Respondent: Narasram Naraindas
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
27 April 1965
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court (final Appeal From Madras High Court Letters Patent Appeal)
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Tenancy, Madras City Tenants Protection Act, Statutory Construction, Compensation for Structures
Property Law Tenancy Madras City Tenants Protection Act Statutory Construction Compensation for Structures

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Parties

R. Venkataswami Naidu

Appellant

Narasram Naraindas

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Supreme Court (final Appeal From Madras High Court Letters Patent Appeal)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether tenants who built on leased land in breach of covenant are entitled to compensation and right to purchase under sections 3 and 9 of the Madras City Tenants Protection Act, 1921

Ratio Decidendi

Tenants who build structures in breach of a covenant not to build remain entitled to compensation under section 3 and to the right to purchase the land under section 9 of the Madras City Tenants Protection Act because the definition of 'tenant' is not qualified and section 12 invalidates such contractual limitations unless registered, which was not the case here.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • Division Bench judgment set aside.
  • Single Judge judgment restored.