LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA vs INDIA AUTOMOBILES AND CO. AND ORS.

The Supreme Court examined the jurisdiction of the Rent Controller under the Tamil Nadu Buildings Lease and Rent Control Act, specifically Sections 4, 10(1), 10(2)(vii), and 19, to determine whether it could adjudicate on questions of title. The Court held that the Rent Controller does have the authority to fix fair rent even when the tenants claim the lease pertains only to vacant land, thus affirming the Small Causes Court's decision regarding the property at Door No. 3. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the Rent Controller's jurisdiction in such matters.