SUGARBAI M SIDDIQ vs RAMESH S HANKARE (DEAD) BY LRS — C.A. No. 4756 - 4757/1997

Case Summary: Sugarbai M Siddiq v. Ramesh S Hankare The Supreme Court allowed the landlord's appeal and restored the eviction decree against the tenant for non-payment of rent exceeding six months under the Bombay Rents Control Act, 1947. The Court found that the High Court erred in exercising jurisdiction under Article 227 by reappreciating evidence and overturning concurrent findings of lower courts; the High Court misread the postal stamp date on the money order coupon (reading August 17 instead of August 27, 1978), incorrectly inferring timely payment and invalidly disturbing the trial and appellate courts' factual findings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.