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november 1998

Supreme Court of India · 1998-11-18

RAFAT ALI vs SUGNI BAI

Citation / case number
SC 1998/6040
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
RAFAT ALI
Respondent
SUGNI BAI
Author
K.T. THOMAS. S. SAGHIR AHMAD
Bench
K.T. THOMAS. S. SAGHIR AHMAD

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court examined the application of the Andhra Pradesh Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1960, particularly Section 22 concerning the revisional powers of the High Court. The Court found that the High Court's interference with the concurrent findings of the Rent Control Court and Appellate Authority was unjustified, as it disregarded the evidence and reasoning of the lower courts. The Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction in granting eviction based on arbitrary conclusions, thereby allowing the appeal and restoring the lower court's decisions.

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