VINOD KUMAR ARORA vs SMT. SURJIT KAUR

The Supreme Court held that the findings of the Rent Controller and the Appellate Authority were vitiated by inherent defects, allowing the High Court to disregard them in its revisional jurisdiction under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, specifically Sections 11 and 13(3)(a). The Court clarified that a tenant cannot evade statutory restrictions by claiming the landlord's consent to a change in user. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's order for eviction based on bona fide requirement.