Supreme Court of India · 2002-02-26
S.R. Ejaz vs The Tamil Nadu Handloom ...
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 1152
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- S.R. Ejaz
- Respondent
- The Tamil Nadu Handloom ...
- Bench
- M.B. Shah, B.N. Agrawal
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the proceedings under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 are summary in nature and aim to prevent unlawful dispossession. The Court emphasized that the High Court's remand of the case frustrated the purpose of Section 6, which is to provide immediate relief to a dispossessed tenant. The Court ultimately directed that the appellant, who was forcibly dispossessed, should be restored to possession, reinforcing the legal principle that dispossession must occur in accordance with law.