Supreme Court Dismisses Landlord's Appeal in Rent Control and Municipal Demolition Case, Upholding Tenant's Statutory Protection and Damages Award. The Court affirmed that statutory protection under the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 overrides municipal demolition powers under the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976, and that the tenant's suit for damages was not barred under Order II Rule 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
14 Sep 2021The dispute originated from the demolition of a rented building by the Bangalore City Corporation, leading to litigation between the tenant and the la...
