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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956

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West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956 West Bengal State Laws
 

List of Judgements

Delta International Ltd vs Shyam Sunder Ganeriwalla And Anr

Judgement Date : april/1999, Citation : 1999 Latest Caselaw 434 SC

Ravi Khandelwal Vs. Taluka Stores

Judgement Date : july/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 561 SC

Santhosh Maize & Industries Ltd. VS. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr.

Judgement Date : july/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 543 SC

EIH Ltd. Vs. Nadia A Virji

Judgement Date : august/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 598 SC

RAM KRISHAN GROVER vs. UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : november/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1105 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTThe right of NRIs to pursue tenant eviction through the summary eviction process in Punjab and U.T. Chandigarh is legitimate and not arbitrary.IMPORTANTThe right of NRIs to initiate eviction under the summary procedure of the Rent Act is not an unrestricted and absolute right; it is conting...

BIJAY KUMAR SINGH vs. AMIT KUMAR CHAMARIA

Judgement Date : october/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1022 SC

Headnote :

A. According to Section 7(2) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997, the court\'s discretion to extend the time for the deposit of overdue rent is restricted. Such an extension can only be granted once and cannot exceed a duration of two months.[Para 20]B. Under Section 7(2) of the West Benga...

Flora Elias Nahoum & Ors. Vs. Idrish Ali Laskar [January 25, 2018]

Judgement Date : january/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 46 SC

Prakash & Ors. Vs. Phulavati & Ors. [OCTOBER 16, 2015]

Judgement Date : october/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 715 SC

Anamika Roy Vs. Jatindra Chowrasiya and Others [May 9, 2013]

Judgement Date : may/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 380 SC

Raju Jhurani Vs. M/s Germinda Pvt. Ltd. [August 16, 2012]

Judgement Date : august/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 422 SC

Ranbir Talib @ Ranbir Satwant Singh Vs. M/S. Bhatia Gas [January 17, 2012]

Judgement Date : january/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 45 SC

Ranju @ Gautam Ghosh Vs. Rekha Ghosh & Ors. [2007] Insc 1304 (14 December 2007)

Judgement Date : december/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 91 SC

Pabitra Kumar Roy & Anr Vs. Alita D' Souza [2006] Insc 622 (27 September 2006)

Judgement Date : september/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 622 SC

Ruma Chakraborty Vs. Sudha Rani Banerjee & Anr [2005] Insc 531 (4 October 2005)

Judgement Date : october/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 529 SC

Gaya Prasad Kar Vs. Subrata Kumar Banerjee [2005] Insc 527 (3 October 2005)

Judgement Date : october/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 525 SC

Atma Ram Vs. Shakuntala Rani [2005] INSC 455 (30 August 2005)

Judgement Date : august/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 454 SC

Nasiruddin & Ors Vs. Sita Ram Agarwal [2003] INSC 28 (28 January 2003)

Judgement Date : january/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 28 SC

Ombalika Das & ANR Vs. Hulisa Shaw [2002] INSC 177 (3 April 2002)

Judgement Date : april/2002, Citation : 2002 Latest Caselaw 177 SC

Biswanath Poddar Vs. Archana Poddar & ANR [2001] Insc 503 (25 September 2001)

Judgement Date : september/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 503 SC

J.Jermons Vs. Aliammal & Ors [1999] INSC 275 (16 August 1999)

Judgement Date : august/1999, Citation : 1999 Latest Caselaw 275 SC

Savita Dey Vs. Nageswar Majumdar & ANR [1995] INSC 533 (26 September 1995)

Judgement Date : september/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 524 SC

Juthika Mulick Vs. Dr Mahendra Yashwant Bal [1994] INSC 558 (28 October 1994)

Judgement Date : october/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 552 SC

Gopal Chandra Ghosh Vs. Renu Bala Majumdar [1994] INSC 22 (12 January 1994)

Judgement Date : january/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 22 SC

Swadesh Ranjan Sinha Vs. Haradeb Banerjee [1991] INSC 253 (3 October 1991)

Judgement Date : october/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 253 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-plaintiff leased the suit premises to the respondent-defendant, which had been allocated to him through a sub-lease from a Housing Co-operative Society. This Society itself held the flat under a 99-year lease from the Metropolitan Development Authority. Later, the appellant issued a no...

J.L. Varandani Vs. Smt. Ashalata Mukherjee [1990] INSC 218 (3 August 1990)

Judgement Date : august/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 218 SC

Headnote :

The landlady, who is the respondent, initiated eviction proceedings against the tenant, the appellant, citing failure to pay rent as the reason.In response, the appellant paid the overdue rent and submitted a request under section 17(2) of the [West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956](https://www.lat...

Smt. Puspa Sen Gupta Vs. Smt. Susma Ghose [1990] INSC 152 (20 April 1990)

Judgement Date : april/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 152 SC

Headnote :

The landlord initiated eviction proceedings against the tenant, claiming non-payment of rent. The tenant argued that while they had deposited the rent, the failure to pay electricity charges should not be considered a default in rent payment. The Trial Court dismissed the eviction suit, ruling that...

Shantilal Rampuria & Ors Vs. Vega Trading Corporation & Ors [1989] NSC 220 (1 August 1989)

Judgement Date : august/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 220 SC

Headnote :

Section 13(1)(a) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956 allows for the recovery of possession if the tenant, or anyone living in the rented premises, transfers, assigns, or sublets any part of the premises without the landlord\'s prior written consent. Section 14 prohibits tenants from sublet...

Pal Singh Vs. Sunder Singh & Ors [1989] INSC 5 (10 January 1989)

Judgement Date : january/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 5 SC

Headnote :

In 1947, the Custodian of Evacuee Property granted tenancy of three rooms and a courtyard in an evacuee\'s property to the appellant. In 1956, the entire property was jointly acquired by the respondent\'s father and a woman. After the woman passed away in 1975, her legal heirs became co-landlords of...

Modula India Vs. Kamakshya Singh Deo [1988] INSC 303 (27 September 1988)

Judgement Date : september/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 299 SC

Headnote :

The respondent filed a lawsuit in the High Court seeking a decree that would require the defendant (appellant) to vacate certain premises. The appellant, who is the tenant, submitted a written statement. While the lawsuit was ongoing, the court issued orders requiring the tenant to deposit specific...

Abhay Singh Surana Vs. Indian Rayon & Industries Ltd. [1988] INSC202 (3 August 1988)

Judgement Date : august/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 201 SC

Headnote :

The appellant rented out his godown to a textile company, which later merged with the respondent company under a merger scheme sanctioned by the High Court.On August 29, 1985, the appellant issued a notice to the former company under Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act in conjunction with Se...

Accountant and Secretarial Services Pvt. Ltd. & ANR Vs. Union of India & Ors [1988] INSC 179 (20 July 1988)

Judgement Date : july/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 178 SC

Headnote :

The first appellant in this case, a private limited company occupying part of the premises owned by the United Commercial Bank, claimed to be the Bank\'s tenant; however, the Bank did not acknowledge this claim. The Bank contended that the appellant company was permitted to occupy a section of its p...

B.P. Khemka Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Birendra Kumar Bhowmick & ANR [1987] INSC 74 (6 March 1987)

Judgement Date : march/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 74 SC

Headnote :

The first respondent initiated a lawsuit against the appellant and the second respondent for eviction due to alleged non-payment of monthly rent. The appellant contested the claim of default and submitted a request under section 17(2) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956, seeking the Court\...

Dipak Kumar Ghosh VS. Mira Sen [1987] INSC 22 (22 January 1987)

Judgement Date : january/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 22 SC

Headnote :

Clause (.i) of section 13(1) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956 grants the court the authority to order the recovery of possession of any premises in favor of the landlord if the tenant has issued a notice to quit but has not vacated the premises as required by that notice.The appellant-t...

Lakshminarayan Guin & Ors Vs. Niranjan Modak [1984] INSC 224 (3 December 1984)

Judgement Date : december/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 224 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who are the landlords, initiated an eviction lawsuit against the respondent in 1967 to reclaim possession of a property located in Mauza Memari, West Bengal. The grounds for the eviction were non-payment of rent arrears and the need for the property to be demolished to allow the appe...

Mrs. Winifred Ross & ANR Vs. Mrs. Ivy Fonseca & Ors [1983] INSC 196 (7 December 1983)

Judgement Date : december/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 196 SC

Headnote :

The plaintiff, a former member of the Union armed forces, retired in 1967. The property in question was part of a gift from his mother-in-law to his wife in 1976, which was subsequently gifted to him in 1977. This transfer likely aimed to leverage section 13A1 of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging...

Biswabani (P.) Ltd. Vs. Santosh Kumar Dutta & Ors [1979] INSC 181 (14 September 1979)

Judgement Date : september/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 181 SC

Headnote :

The third respondent leased the demised premises from respondents 1 and 2 through a registered lease deed dated September 11, 1948. This lease was for a duration of five years at a monthly rent of Rs. 2000, with an option for renewal that had to be exercised via notice two months prior to the lease\...

Rajendera Nath Kar Vs. Gangadas & Gangadhar Rathi & Ors [1979] INSC 5 (12 January 1979)

Judgement Date : january/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 5 SC

Headnote :

In the eviction case initiated by the respondents against the appellant under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956, citing that the appellant was behind on rent, had sublet the property, and that the respondents needed the property for their own use, the appellant paid the overdue rent within...

Balai Chandra Hazra Vs. Shewdhari Jadav [1978] INSC 48 (21 February 1978)

Judgement Date : february/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 48 SC

Headnote :

The eviction suit against the defendant-appellant, who was a tenant on the ground floor of premises No. 16/lA, Ram Ratan Bose Lane, Shyambazar, paying a monthly rent of Rs. 37/-, was initiated by the respondent on the grounds that he needed the premises for his own use. The suit resulted in a decree...

Safali Roy Choudhury & Ors Vs. Amarendra Kumar Dutta [1976] INSC 142 (6 May 1976)

Judgement Date : may/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 142 SC

Headnote :

The respondent was the tenant of the premises in question, while Dilip Narayan Roy Choudhury was his sub-tenant. The tenant filed a lawsuit against the sub-tenant during the enforcement of the West Bengal Premises Rent Control (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1950, seeking to evict the sub-tenant on the...

Maulavi Abdur Rub Firoze Ahmed & Co. Vs. Jay Krishna Arora [1975] INSC 250 (8 October 1975)

Judgement Date : october/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 248 SC

Headnote :

The plaintiff-respondent secured a decree in an eviction case filed under section 20 of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956 at the original side of the Calcutta High Court, citing \"personal use and occupation\" as the reason, which was upheld by a High Court bench. In an appeal by certificat...

Gopal Krishna Das Vs. Sailendra Nath Biswas & ANR [1975] INSC 48 (26 February 1975)

Judgement Date : february/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 48 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was one of the co-owners of the property in question. Following a money decree obtained against the appellant, his share of the property was sold and purchased by the father of the first respondent for Rs. 77,000. The buyer paid 25 percent of the purchase price. The property was subseq...

M/S. A. C. Estates Vs. M/S. Serajuddin & Co. & ANR [1965] INSC 134 (7 May 1965)

Judgement Date : may/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 134 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, who owns certain premises in Calcutta, leased them out, and the respondent became a subtenant through the tenant in June 1954. In July 1954, the appellant sent a notice to the tenant terminating the tenancy effective at the end of August 1954. Subsequently, in September 1954, the appe...

Mangilal Vs. Suganchand Rathi [1963] INSC 213 (24 October 1963)

Judgement Date : october/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 241 SC

Headnote :

The defendant was a tenant of the plaintiffs and had fallen behind on rent payments for a year, totaling Rs. 1,020. On April 11, 1959, the plaintiffs issued a notice to the defendant demanding payment of Rs. 1,020 within one month, warning that failure to do so would result in an eviction lawsuit. T...