Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 167 · Decided 21 March 2002
Raja Muthukone (D) BY LRS. v. T. Gopalasami and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 167 · [2002] 2 S.C.R. 708
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6929/2000
- Decided
- 21 March 2002
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, RUMA PAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Rent and Eviction. Tam# Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960: S. 10(2)(i); Explanation-Tenant in arrears of rent-Notice claiming arrears served by landlord-Tenant replying that rent deposited in court in another proceeding-Landlord filing suit for eviction before expiry of two months' the suit-Held, once landlord gave notice to tenant claiming rent in arrears, he should have waited for a period of two months from date of service of notice and it is only on non-payment or non-tender of rent within the period of two months that landlord could have initiated eviction
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