ZAKIYA BEGUM vs SHANAZ ALI .

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Karnataka High Court, affirming that the Karnataka Rent Act, 1999, is not applicable to premises where the monthly rent exceeds Rs.3500, as per Section 1(3) of the Act. The Court clarified that since the appellants' premises had a monthly rent of Rs.4000, the eviction proceedings initiated under the repealed Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961, were not maintainable. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, confirming the lower court's ruling regarding jurisdiction under the 1999 Act.