Supreme Court of India · 2001-10-16
Kishan Chand vs Jagdish Pershad And Ors.
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2001 SC 346
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Kishan Chand
- Respondent
- Jagdish Pershad And Ors.
- Bench
- U.C. Banerjee, K.G. Balakrishnan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the findings of the Rent Controller under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, emphasizing that the concealment of material facts by the landlord, specifically regarding the ownership of additional residential accommodation by his son, precludes him from seeking eviction. The Court clarified that bona fide requirement must be substantiated without concealment, and the appeal was dismissed as the landlord failed to prove his case. The ruling reinforces the principle that a party concealing material facts cannot seek judicial relief.