In Brief
A landlord sought to evict a club occupying leased land in Haryana from a perpetual lease granted in 1909. The tenant club had constructed a pavilion and was using the property for club purposes. The High Court had dismissed the eviction petition, holding that club activities did not constitute 'business' under the Haryana Urban Rent Control Act. The Supreme Court reversed this, holding that 'business' in the Act's definition of 'rented land' includes non-commercial activities in the public interest—not merely profit-driven commercial ventures. Club activities, including construction and use of a pavilion, fall within this wider definition. The Court allowed the appeal and directed eviction with three months' notice.
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