Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882

The appellant, S.R. Radhakrishnan, leased a premises for a year, erected a roof and other structures, and later transferred possession and his printing business to his two younger brothers, executing a release deed in their favour. The property was subsequently purchased by the respondent, Neelamegam, who served notice…

The dispute concerned a lease of land in Bombay where Shree Krishna Woolen Mills, the lessee, sued Mahadev Kambekar (representing the lessor) for specific performance of the lease deed. The lessor filed a counter‑claim seeking eviction of the lessee and recovery of rent, which a Single Judge allowed along with the plai…

The petitioners, legal heirs of a deceased licensee, challenged the continuation of summary ejectment proceedings under Section 41 of the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882, after the licensee's death. They argued that the cause of action was personal and should abate with the licensee's demise, relying on earlier…

The three oil companies (Bharat Petroleum, Indian Oil and Hindustan Petroleum) held long‑term leases on land, constructed petrol pumps and then sub‑let the premises to dealers. The landlords filed ejectment suits and the companies sought orders under Section 9 of the Madras City Tenants’ Protection Act, 1921 for the sa…

The Supreme Court examined whether the President’s assent under Article 254(2) of the Constitution applies only to the specific repugnancies identified by the State or confers a blanket supremacy to the State law over all central statutes. The Court held that the President’s consideration and assent are limited to the …

The appellants filed two suits in Alipore and Calcutta Small Causes Courts seeking compensation for short delivery of goods booked with the Indian Railways. The Union of India contended that, under Section 80 of the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (as amended in 1961), the trial courts lacked jurisdiction, arguing that the p…

The appellant, originally a monthly tenant, executed a written "leave and licence" agreement with the respondent (licensor) granting the appellant use of workshop premises for five years at a fixed licence fee, subject to numerous restrictions such as limited hours of use, prohibition of residential use, and the licens…

The case arose from a lease of land in Madurai on which a theatre was built. After a compromise decree in 1955, the defendants failed to remove the superstructure and the appellants sought execution. The defendants filed applications under the Madras City Tenants' Protection Act, 1921 for compensation, which were dismi…

The appellant, New Theatres (Carnatic Talkies) Ltd., held a lease for land on which it built a theatre and later claimed a right to purchase the site under Section 9 of the Madras City Tenants' Protection Act, 1921. The respondent, N.V. Naidu, sought the appellant's eviction and the matter proceeded through multiple su…

Palani Ammal (appellant) occupied an open piece of land with a granite foundation on which she erected a fuel depot under a lease from the original landlords (plaintiffs I and II). The landlords later sold the land to a third plaintiff (plaintiff III). Ammal denied plaintiff III's title and filed an application under S…

The dispute arose from a Leave and License Agreement between Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. and Santosh Cordeiro, which contained an arbitration clause in Clause 33. The respondent filed a Section 11 application under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking appointment of a sole arbitrator, which the Hi…

Bharat Petroleum Ltd occupied a premises under a lease that expired in 1978 and sought an extension, which the landlord refused. The landlord filed a writ petition for eviction, which the High Court allowed on the basis of Hindustan Petroleum v. Dolly Das, ignoring the tenant's rights under the Tamil Nadu City Tenants'…