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Unless the claim of the landlord is made with an oblique motive, no court will interfere with the requirement of the landlord, said the Kerala High Court.

Kerala High Court upholds eviction of Kannur shop tenant, says landlord free to start new business

February 28, 2026 9:02 am

The Kerala High Court dismissed a plea filed by a tenant and granted him six months’ time to vacate the shop, subject to filing an affidavit and continuing to pay Rs 5,000 per month as occupational charges.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that the property in dispute belongs to deity, not the plaintiffs.

Deity sole owner, not pujari, Madhya Pradesh High Court rules in tenant landlord dispute

February 06, 2026 10:24 am

Madhya Pradesh High Court Latest News: The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that deities not priests legally own temple property and ordered eviction of tenants from a shop inside a premises of a Hanuman temple in Datia.

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Following protests, Maharashtra govt says no proposal to amend Rent Control Act

January 29, 2016 1:11 am

Housing minister, who had earlier said govt would consider changes in the Act, says he was misquoted.

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Govt seeks to amend Rent Control Act to keep out larger houses

January 16, 2016 3:17 am

As of now, the government is considering excluding tenanted homes with a carpet area of more than 860 sqft and tenanted commercial spaces with a carpet area of more than 500 sqft from the Act.

BMC prepares alternative plan for evaluation of property tax

October 31, 2011 2:44 am

Finding it difficult to gain approval from political parties for the revised system of calculating property tax ahead of civic polls

New property tax bills ready but corporators could delay approval

August 19, 2011 1:18 am

After a delay of one-and-a-half-years,the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is finally ready with tax bills for a major chunk of properties in the city as per the new capital value-based system.

Property tax: For second year in row,BMC issues bills based on old system

May 05, 2011 3:11 am

Its been a year since the state government issued an ordinance to municipal corporations across the state to switch to the capital-value based system of assessing property tax