A Saharanpur tenant lost their eviction case at every court level — Rent Authority, Appellate Authority, High Court — then tried to reopen it anyway. The Supreme Court imposed a ?5 lakh fine and called it a gross abuse of process.
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A tenancy dispute in Rajasthan ran for 77 years across multiple generations. The Rajasthan High Court finally ended it — ruling that heirs inherit joint tenancy rights and can be bound by eviction decrees against the original tenant.
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The Kerala High Court upheld eviction of a Kannur shop tenant on two grounds — rent default and the landlord’s genuine need to start their own business. Here is what bona fide need actually means and what it means for your tenancy.
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A Delhi landlord cut electricity to a tenant during a dispute and refused to provide the NOC needed to restore it. The High Court ruled this is illegal — electricity is a fundamental right under Article 21. Here is what this means for every tenant in India.
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A 1RK in Gurgaon that cost ?10,000 in 2022 now costs ?20,000 or more. 3BHKs have nearly doubled too. Here is what the law says about annual rent increases — and why most tenants don’t use it.
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India’s New Rent Rules 2026 cap deposits at two months rent, require digital agreement registration, and allow landlords to charge up to 4x rent for overstaying tenants. Most people don’t know this yet.
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A Bengaluru landlord asked for ?10 lakh as a security deposit on a ?60,000 per month 2BHK — plus a three-year minimum lease. Karnataka law says the maximum is ?1.2 lakh. Reddit exploded. Then the post was deleted.
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A Bengaluru tenant got a written “no changes” from his landlord before signing his renewal. The notice period had quietly doubled. Hundreds on Reddit said the same thing happened to them.
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The Supreme Court has ruled that rent receipts signed by a landlord are sufficient proof of a landlord-tenant relationship in eviction cases. This landmark ruling from a Bengaluru dispute clarifies how courts can proceed even without formal lease agreements. Here’s what it means for tenants and landlords across India.