Supreme Court of India

Habibunnisa Begum and Ors. v. G. Doraikannu Chettiar (d) by Lrs. and Ors.

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Bench V.N. Khare and S.N. Phukan JJ.
Decided 17 November 1999

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid legal position of law this appeal succeeds and is allowed.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Tamil Nadu Building (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960-Single Indivisible tenancy-No provision in the Act for splitting the said tenancy­ Effect of-Held, tenancy cannot be split. Appellant-landlord leased out under single indivisible contract of tenancy some structure on Door No. 27, to the respondent-tenant which was later assigned separate numbers and the tenant raised constructions on Door Nos. 27 and 28 in terms of the lease.…

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