Waryam Singh vs Baldev Singh on 31 October, 2002
11. According to learned counsel for the appellants, the instant case of eviction is not covered by Section 13 (1) (c) of the Act as it is not a case of any new construction, rather the plaintiff could have come with a case of substantial damage to the premises as a ground of eviction as provided Under Section 13 (1) (b) of the Act. It was also submitted that as per the plaint, some alterations were made by the defendant No. 1 only while some alterations were made by both the defendants and thus the findings of the courts below which are common against both the tenants are perverse. It was next submitted that these alterations do not amount to material alterations at all and some alterations were made with the permission of the plaintiff- landlord. Reliance is placed upon Waryam Singh v. Baldev Singh (2002 (8) SCALE 270), wherein the Hon'ble Supreme Court while dealing with the relevant provisions of eviction as contained in East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 held that it should be proved that the tenant committed such acts as are likely to impair materially the value or utility of the building of rented land. Thus, this judgment is not applicable to the facts of the instant case.