T.A. AHAMMED KABEER vs A.A. AZEEZ .

The case examines whether a tenant can resist eviction under the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961, by claiming protection under Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. The appellant argued that an agreement to purchase the property transformed his status from a tenant to a prospective purchaser in part performance of the contract. The Court analyzed whether the subsequent agreement to sell superseded the existing landlord-tenant relationship.