SC gives verdict in favour of NRI
Putting a property on rent has its pros and cons. On one hand one can expect passive income; on the other hand asking a tenant to vacate the premises often is an ordeal. The Supreme Court (SC) overruling the high court order mentioned that the Non-resident Indians cannot be asked to prove ownership of their property to get their tenants evicted.
The SC bench passed this verdict and mentioned that if ordinarily a landlord cannot be asked to prove his title before getting his tenant evicted on any one of the grounds stipulated for such eviction, then there is no logic behind asking him to do so only because he happens to be a non-resident Indian (NRI).
The court was ruling on a case from Punjab where an NRI returned and wanted to vacate a shop he had rented out as he wanted to start a business. He had to undergo a lot of hassles during this process. The tenant contested the NRI’s title to the shops and won a case in the lower court. The NRI did not give up and went to the high court and a high court bench subsequently upheld the ruling of the rent controller.
However the good news for the NRI is that the on Tuesday the top court ruled in the NRI’s favour. This victory in the SC has brought back the faith of the NRI in the Indian judiciary system.
Source- The Economic Times
