Supreme Court of India · 2019-12-05
STATION HOUSE OFFICER CBI/ACB/BANGALORE vs B.A. SRINIVASAN
- Citation / case number
- SC 2019/17603
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATION HOUSE OFFICER CBI/ACB/BANGALORE
- Respondent
- B.A. SRINIVASAN
- Author
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDU MALHOTRA, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of Section 13(1) and Section 13(2) of the Karnataka Rent Act, 1988, in relation to eviction proceedings. The Court established that the landlord must prove the grounds for eviction as specified in the statute, and failure to do so would result in dismissal of the eviction petition. The Court upheld the lower court's decision to dismiss the eviction application, reinforcing the necessity of adhering to statutory requirements in landlord-tenant disputes.