In Brief
Landlords sought recovery of possession of a shop-premises from long-standing tenants on grounds of bona fide requirement, change of business, and willful default. The trial Court and District Court both decreed the suit, finding the requirement genuine and no willful default. The High Court set aside the decree on revision. The Supreme Court allowed the landlords' appeal, holding that the High Court erred in interfering with concurrent factual findings. The sale of other shops by the landlords to existing tenants supported their claim of bona fide need. The High Court lacked jurisdiction to reverse factual findings unless they were perverse. Possession ordered to be vacated within six months.
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