Md. Ibrahim Khan Vs. The Administrator General
(From the judgment and order dated 13-5-1986 of the High Court of Madras in C.R.P. No. 2290/84)
(From the judgment and order dated 13-5-1986 of the High Court of Madras in C.R.P. No. 2290/84)
Mr. S. Padamanabham, Sr. Advocate, M/s. V. Krishnamurthy and V. Balachandran, Advocates for the Respondent.
Tamil Nadu City Tenants Protection Act as amended by Act II of 1980; Section 9 – To claim benefit of the Amendment Act, the appellant should have filed the application within one month of the date when the Amendment Act came into force.
1. Leave granted.
2. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we find no ground for interference. We agree with the High Court that the appellant was not entitled to the benefit of S.9 of the Tamil Nadu City Tenants’ Protection Act as amended by Act II of 1980. In order to claim the benefit of the Amendment Act, the appellant should have filed the application under S.9 of the Act within one month of the date when the Amendment Act came into force. Not having done so, the appellant was not entitled to the benefit of S.9 of the Act, as amended.
3. The appeal is accordingly dismissed. There will be no order as to costs.
Appeal dismissed.