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.