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Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882

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MR. SHAILESH S/O. NIHALA SINGHversusMR. RATNESH S/O. NIHALA SINGH

Disposed Off

The plaintiff, Ratnesh, sued his brother Shailesh for an injunction restraining the latter from changing the lock on a common passage, alleging obstruction of his access to his portion of a jointly occupied bungalow. Shailesh filed a notice of motion under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil …

MOTILAL OSWAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITEDversusSANTOSH CORDEIRO AND ANOTHER

2026 INSC 5Dismissed

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 …

BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITEDversusR. CHANDRAMOULEESWARAN AND OTHERS

2020 INSC 92Dismissed

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 …

MAHADEV P KAMBEKAR (D) TR. LRS.versusSHREE KRISHNA WOOLEN MILLS PVT. LTD.

2019 INSC 116Dismissed

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 …

BHARAT PETROLEUM LTD. AND ANR.versusN.R. VAIRAMANI AND ANR.

2004 INSC 569Appeal(s) allowed

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 …

S.R. RADHAKRISHNAN AND ORS.versusNEELAMEGAM

2003 INSC 359Dismissed

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, …

PALANI AMMALversusVISWANATHA CHETTIAR (DEAD) AND ORS.

1998 INSC 136Dismissed

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 …

HA MALBARI (DEAD) BY LRS.versusNASIRUDDIN PIRMOHMAD AND ORS.

1997 INSC 682Dismissed

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 …

N.A. MUNAVAR HUSSAIN (DEAD) BY LRS. AND ANR.versusE.R. NARAYANAN (DEAD) AND ORS.

1995 INSC 388Appeal(s) allowed

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 …

RATAN LAL ADUKIA & ANR.versusUNION OF INDIA

1989 INSC 206Dismissed

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 …

KHALIL AHMED BASHIR AHMEDversusTUFELHUSSEIN SAMASBHAI SARANGPURWALA

1987 INSC 334Dismissed

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 …

THE NEW THEATERS (CARNATIC TALKIES) LTD., COIMBATOREversusN. VAJRAPANI NAIDU

1983 INSC 147Dismissed

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 …