Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 230 · Decided 24 April 2002
Abdul Kader v. G.D. Govindaraj (D) BY LRS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 230 · [2002] 3 S.C.R. 460
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 644/2001
- Decided
- 24 April 2002
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, B.N. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960: S.10(2)(1), Explanation-Tenant in arrears of rent-Eviction oftenant- C Tenant to pay, in addition of monthly rent, half of annual property tax­ Tenant failed to pay rent for three months as also amount of property tax for three years-On it being insufficient and filed suit after statutory period of two months-Held, the amount of taxes agreed to by D the tenant to be paid to landlord was a part of rent and the word 'rent' in s.10(2)(i) has to be construed accordingly-According to the Explanation appended t<j sub-section (2) of
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