SHAHWAR BASHEER . vs VEENA MOHAN — C.A. No. 7020 - 7021/2005

Summary: Shahwar Basheer v. Veena Mohan (CA 7020-7021/2005) The Supreme Court allowed the appellants' appeals, holding that when the original tenant died in 1994, his widow and children automatically became statutory tenants under the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961. The Court rejected the landlady's argument that the new Karnataka Rent Act, 1999 eliminated their tenancy rights, ruling Section 5 of the 1999 Act applies only prospectively to deaths occurring after December 31, 2001. The High Court's judgment was set aside and remanded to decide two remaining issues: whether the landlord had genuine need for the premises and whether the tenant sublet it, with directions to decide within six months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.