RAJ KUMAR SHARMA vs RATTAN DEVI (D) BY LRS. — SLP(C) No. 7410/2000

Summary of SLP(C) No. 7410/2000 – Raj Kumar Sharma v. Rattan Devi The Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave to Appeal on 18/04/2001, finding that both the High Court and Appellate Court had correctly applied the law. The courts had established as a factual finding that the tenant (petitioner) ceased occupying the building for over four months without reasonable cause under Section 13(2)(V) of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, which did not warrant interference. The Court ordered the petitioner to vacate the premises by 31st October 2001, subject to filing an undertaking within four weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.