UNION OF INDIA vs INTERNATIONAL TRADING COMPANY

The Supreme Court upheld the eviction decree under Section 10(2)(i) and Section 10(3)(b)(iii) of the A.P. Buildings (Lease, Rent & Eviction) Control Act, 1960, affirming that the respondent no.1, P. Nithyananda Reddy, is a co-owner of the property and thus entitled to seek eviction of the tenant. The Court clarified that the ongoing partition proceedings do not affect the landlord-tenant relationship established prior to the appeal. The judgment reinforces the principle that co-owners can act to protect their property rights, including seeking eviction of tenants.