K.A. GRACE . vs M.S. LAKSHMIPATHI NAIDU . — C.A. No. 4534/2001

Summary of C.A. No. 004534/2001 – K.A. Grace v. M.S. Lakshmipathi Naidu The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and remitted the revision petition to the High Court for merit-based disposal. The High Court had rejected the revision petition because rent arrears had not been paid when initially presented on June 25, 1999, violating Section 29(1) of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961. However, the Supreme Court held that since arrears were paid by July 8, 1999 (before re-presentation on July 9, 1999) and the 15-day delay was minor relative to the unclear statutory framework, the rejection was improper and the petition's merits should be considered. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.