MISS LIZA ARULANANDAM vs SMT. A.S. SULOCHANA

The Supreme Court upheld the fixation of fair rent under Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960, affirming the lower courts' findings that the fair rent was set at Rs. 1,000 per month based on the evidence presented. The Court emphasized that it would not interfere with factual findings made by the Rent Controller and the High Court, as they were neither vitiated nor illegal. The ruling clarified that the total cost of construction must be determined based on the market value as of the date of application for fair rent fixation, as per the amended provisions of the Act.