Supreme Court of India · 1999-04-20
PAWAN KUMAR vs ROCHIRAM
- Citation / case number
- SC 1998/2803
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- PAWAN KUMAR
- Respondent
- ROCHIRAM
- Author
- K.T. THOMAS,,D.P. MOHAPATRA.
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS,,D.P. MOHAPATRA.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the issue of tenancy and ownership under the M.P. Accommodation Act, 1961, specifically Section 12(1)(a) and Section 12(1)(f). The Court held that the appellant was the real owner of the property as per the sale deed (Ext.P.11) and was entitled to evict the tenant for bona fide business purposes. The Court affirmed the lower courts' findings and dismissed the tenant's claims regarding the benami nature of the sale, thus upholding the eviction order.