Gantusa H. Baddi (Dead) By Lrs vs Meerabai G. Pai & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether tenancy rights in non-residential premises under the Karnataka Rent Control Act are heritable. The Court noted the conflicting judgments in Venkatesh Thimmaiah Gurjalkar vs. S.S. Hawaldar and Vishnu Narayan Gadskari, leading to the referral of the matter to a larger bench. The Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the tenant's revision petition based on the finding that the tenant had acquired an alternative suitable premise, as per Section 21(1)(p) of the Act, while also recognizing the non-heritable nature of the tenancy post the tenant's death under the Act.