KEWAL CHAND MIMANI (DEAD) BY L.RS vs S.K. SEN

The Supreme Court held that the State has an obligation to restore possession of requisitioned premises to the owners or the tenant/lessees from whom possession was taken, as per the principles established in MC. Chockalingam & Ors. v. V. Manickavasagam. The Court clarified that juridical possession, while protected by law against wrongful dispossession, does not equate to lawful possession without a legal right to possess the property. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision that the tenant/lessee does not have the right to receive back possession after the expiry of the lease without statutory protection.