Supreme Court · 1986 INSC 199 · Decided 25 September 1986
Chandavarkar Sita Ratna Rao v. Ashalata S. Guram
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1986 INSC 199 · [1986] 3 S.C.R. 866
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 840/1986
- Decided
- 25 September 1986
- Bench
- SABYASACHI MUKHERJI, K.N. SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 227; Transfer of Property Act Section 108(j)
Headnote
SITA RATNA RAO v. ASHALATA S. GURAM SEPTEMBER 25, 1986 [SABYASACHI MUKHARJI AND K.N. SINGH, JJ.) Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging Rates Control Act, 1947; ss. 14(2) & 15A-Whether and how far statutory tenant governed by the C Act could have created a valid licence before 1st February, anything contained . . .'­ Expression contained in statute-Meaning of-Court to find out what is legal not what is right. Mischief rule-Applicability of-Literal construction and reading of the statute as a whole to be in consonance with mischief intended to be remedied--{Jrammatical
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