C.P. & Berar Letting of Houses and Rent Control Order, 1949

The appellants, landlords, sought to evict the respondent tenant under Clause 13 of the C.P. & Berar Letting of Houses and Rent Control Order, 1949, but the tenant had surrendered the lease by mutual compromise and arbitration agreements. The Supreme Court held that Clause 13 restricts only the landlord’s right to term…

The landlords of a building in Nagpur applied to the Rent Controller to evict Dr. M.K. Salpekar, who occupied part of the premises as a clinic, on the ground that he had secured alternative accommodation by building a residential house elsewhere. The Rent Controller allowed eviction under clause 13(3)(v) of the C.P. & …

The landlords alleged that the original tenant partnership "Bhumi Kalpataru" clandestinely sub-let the premises to a new firm "Shri Bhumi Kalpataru" without their written permission. The Rent Controller held that a sub‑tenancy existed and granted relief under clause 13(3)(iii) of the C.P. & Berar Letting of Houses and …