Supreme Court of India

Abdul Kader v. G.D. Govindaraj (d) by Lrs.

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Bench R.C. Lahoti and B.N. Agrawal JJ.
Decided 24 April 2002

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, no fault can be found with the view taken G by the High Court holding the tenant guilty of wilful default in payment of rent and hence, liable to be evicted under Section I 0(2)(i) of the Act.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960: S.10(2)(1), Explanation-Tenant in arrears of rent-Eviction oftenant- Tenant to pay, in addition of monthly rent, half of annual property tax­ Tenant failed to pay rent for three months as also amount of property tax for three years-On receipt of notice tenant tendered only monthly rent and not property tax-Landlord refused to accept it being insufficient and filed suit after statutory period of two months-Held, the amount of taxes agreed to by the tenant to be paid to landlord was a part of rent and the word 'rent' in s.10(2)(i) has to…

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 1 mentioned

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