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Forfeiture of Tenancy under Section 111(g) TPA Not Attracted When Tenant Claims Firm Tenancy Without Denying Landlord’s Title – Bombay High Court Restores Trial Court Decree in Second Appeal No. 81 of 2013 (2026)

The plaintiff filed a suit for possession, arrears of rent, and damages claiming that Late Mohd. Siddique was his tenant since 1960. Lat...

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Agreement to Sell Not a Deemed Conveyance Without Transfer of Possession | Tenant’s Possession Not Sufficient | Supreme Court (2026 INSC 59)

The Supreme Court allowed the civil appeal filed by Vayyaeti Srinivasarao and set aside the judgment of the High Court, which had affirmed the Trial C...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Tenant's Petition in Rent Arrears Case — Service of Notice and Default in Payment of Rent Upheld. Concurrent findings of trial and appellate courts on tenant's failure to pay rent and valid service of demand notice under Section 12 of Bombay Rent Act, 1947 affirmed.

The case involves a dispute between the legal heirs of the original plaintiff-landlord (Mohamudkhan Kadar Khan Pathan) and the defendant-tenant (origi...

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Supreme Court Directs Payment of Occupational Charges in Landlord-Tenant Dispute Pending Determination of Applicable Tenancy Law. The Court held that a tenant continuing in possession after forfeiture of lease is liable to pay mesne profits at market rate, not contractual rent, under Section 2(12) CPC.

The Supreme Court was hearing special leave petitions filed by a landlord challenging a judgment of the Calcutta High Court which held that the landlo...

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Supreme Court Allows Tenant's Appeal in Rent and Eviction Case Under Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972. Tenant's Deposit of Rent in Court After Landlord's Refusal Constitutes Valid Payment, Negating Arrears and Making Eviction Order Unsustainable.

The dispute arose from rent and eviction proceedings initiated by a landlord against a tenant concerning a shop in Uttar Pradesh. The tenant had occup...

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Supreme Court Upholds Section 13-B of East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 for NRI Landlords in Chandigarh and Punjab. Constitutional validity of provision granting immediate possession to Non-Resident Indians upheld as reasonable classification under Article 14.

The appeals were filed by tenants challenging the constitutional validity of Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, which g...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Tenant's Petition, Upholds Eviction Decree Under Section 15(3) of Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999. Tenant's Admission of Higher Rent and Failure to Deposit Arrears Justified Eviction.

The petitioner, a tenant, challenged the eviction decree passed under Section 15(3) of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, as upheld by the first ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Tenancy Dispute — City Civil Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Tenancy Questions Under Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999. Suit Involving Determination of Tenant Status After Death of Original Tenant Must Be Tried Exclusively by Small Cause Court.

The appellant, M/s. Sanyam Realtors Private Limited (original defendant no.1), challenged the judgment and order dated 28.8.2012 passed by the learned...