In Brief
The Supreme Court examined a High Court's interference with the Rent Control Court's eviction order against a tenant. The lower courts had found a valid landlord-tenant relationship and granted eviction on the ground that the landlord required the property to operate a cinema theatre. The High Court, exercising revisional jurisdiction, set aside the eviction order by re-appreciating evidence. The Supreme Court held that a High Court cannot re-examine evidence or disturb concurrent factual findings of lower courts when exercising revisional jurisdiction. The appeal was allowed, restoring the eviction order and reaffirming limits on revisional jurisdiction.
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