Supreme Court of India · 2019-11-14
RAM KRISHAN GROVER vs UNION OF INDIA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2011/29870
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAM KRISHAN GROVER
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ABDUL NAZEER, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, which allows Non-Resident Indians to recover immediate possession of residential and non-residential buildings under specific conditions. The Court clarified that the provision is applicable in the Union Territory of Chandigarh as extended by the Central Government under Section 87 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. The judgment confirmed that the rights conferred by Section 13-B are not arbitrary and serve a legitimate purpose.