Anilkumar Dadurao Dhekle vs Rukhiben & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the Small Causes Court's decision to evict the legal representatives of the deceased tenant for default in rent payment under the Gujarat Rent Control Act, affirming that the defendants were not statutory tenants post the original tenant's death and had unlawfully sub-let the premises. The Court emphasized that the tenant's heirs could not claim tenancy rights when they had not been involved in the original tenancy and had engaged in sub-letting without consent. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the eviction order and the recovery of arrears of rent.