Supreme Court · 1987 INSC 237 · Decided 3 September 1987
Prabhakaran Nair, ETC. v. State of Tamil Nadu and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1987 INSC 237 · [1988] 1 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 506/1986
- Decided
- 3 September 1987
- Bench
- SABYASACHI MUKHERJI, S. NATARAJAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 14; Transfer of Property Act; Rent Control Act
Headnote
NAIR, ETC. v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ORS. 1 SEPTEMBER 3, 1987 [SABYASACHI MUKHARJI AND S. NATARAJAN, JJ.) Landlord-Tenant matter-Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960--Sections 14(1)(b), 16(2) and 30(ii)-Vires of-Challenged. A B There was 'much ado about nothing' Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960 on the ground of being arbitrary, discriminatory and unreasonable. The diffe­ rent petitions had different facts, and it was considered appropriate to D deal with the facts of the writ petition filed by Prabhakaran Nair (Writ Petition No.
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