BHIMA & BORTHES JEWELLERY . vs P.P. SARAVANAN . — C.A. No. 1490/2004

Summary: C.A. No. 1490/2004 – Bhima & Borthes Jewellery v. P.P. Saravanan The Supreme Court allowed the tenants' civil appeal against an eviction order under the Kerala Building (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965. The Rent Controller and appellate authority had found the landlord lacked bonafide intent to evict, but the High Court reversed these concurrent findings. The Supreme Court held the High Court exceeded its revisional jurisdiction by re-appreciating evidence without showing the lower courts' findings were perverse or unsupported—merely disagreeing on reasonableness was insufficient. The Court set aside the High Court's order and reinstated the tenant's occupation, with no costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.