Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 353 · Decided 4 May 2011
Dunlop India Limited v. A.P. Rahna and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 353 · [2011] 5 S.C.R. 1080
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3911/2011
- Decided
- 4 May 2011
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Kerela Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965: c s.11(4)(v)- Eviction on the ground that tenant ceased to occupy the premises for six months without reasonable cause , - Held: If the premises is let out for business or commercial purpose, complete cessation of the business/commercial tenant had D ceased to occupy the premises - The inittal burden to show that the tenant has ceased to occupy the premises continuously for 6 months is always on the landlord· - Once such evidence is adduced, the burden shifts on the tenant to prove that there was reasonable cause for his
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