JOSEPH KANTHARAJ vs ATTHARUNNISA BEGUM .S.

The Supreme Court clarified that the High Court's finding regarding the landlord-tenant relationship is confined to eviction proceedings and does not affect the pending suit for specific performance under OS No. 2089/1999. The Court upheld the trial court's decision to defer eviction proceedings until the specific performance suit is resolved, emphasizing that the absence of a lease deed or acknowledgment of tenancy negates the landlord-tenant relationship. The High Court's reliance on Haji Iqbal Shariff vs. C. Manjula was deemed erroneous as it overlooked the appellant's claim of part performance of the sale agreement, which terminated the tenancy as of June 11, 1997.