Supreme Court of India · 1975-09-18
ROSHAN LAL vs MADAN LAL
- Citation / case number
- SC 1972/60503
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- ROSHAN LAL
- Respondent
- MADAN LAL
- Author
- N.L. UNTWALIA
- Bench
- N.L. UNTWALIA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that a compromise decree in a rent eviction suit under the Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961, is valid only if it complies with statutory requirements. The Court emphasized that a decree for eviction must be based on established grounds as per the Act, and a mere compromise cannot substitute for the necessary legal basis. The appeal was dismissed, affirming that the execution of the decree was lawful as the compromise did not violate the Act's provisions.