P. Suryanarayana (D) By Lrs. vs K.S. Muddugowramma

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision allowing the landlady's eviction petition under Clause (h) of the proviso to Sub-section (1) of Section 21 of The Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961, and Section 31 of the Karnataka Rent Act, 1999. The Court found that the landlady's bona fide requirement for her own occupation was established, reversing the lower courts' findings on comparative hardship. The judgment clarified that the provisions of the 1999 Act apply to pending civil revisions, thereby validating the High Court's application of the new law to the case.