In Brief
The appellants were granted eviction relief by the trial court but were later re-inducted and permitted temporary stay. They refused to vacate, leading to an eviction suit. The High Court upheld the eviction, rejecting claims that rent had been paid (the appellants deposited rent in 2011 to a landlord who died in 1979 and had not collected rent before his death). The Supreme Court held that the High Court correctly exercised jurisdiction under Section 100 CPC by re-appreciating evidence that the trial court had rightly valued but the First Appellate Court had ignored. The Court dismissed the appeal but granted the appellants time until 31 December 2018 to vacate on humanitarian grounds, subject to an undertaking."
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