In Brief
A tenant appealed a property matter to the Supreme Court, but before the appeal could be heard, the tenant surrendered complete vacant possession of the premises to the landlord. The Court found that this intervening development rendered the appeal infructuous—since there was no longer any live dispute or relief to grant, the underlying legal issues became moot. The Court therefore dismissed the Civil Appeal, holding that once possession is unconditionally returned, nothing survives to be adjudicated.
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