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april 2003

Supreme Court of India · 2003-04-01

ARM GROUP ENTERPRISES LTD. vs WALDORF RESTAURANT .

Citation / case number
SC 2000/17372
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
ARM GROUP ENTERPRISES LTD.
Respondent
WALDORF RESTAURANT .
Author
D.M. DHARMADHIKARI. DORAISWAMY RAJU
Bench
D.M. DHARMADHIKARI. DORAISWAMY RAJU

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court addressed whether a partnership firm operating a restaurant could claim the status of a sub-tenant to resist eviction under the West Bengal Premises Rent Control (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1950, following a compromise decree against the original tenant. The Court criticized the respondents for using legal tactics to delay the execution of the decree for over 45 years. The central legal issue is the validity of claiming sub-tenancy protections to obstruct the execution of an eviction decree.

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