State Of Orissa vs Santi Kumar Mitra 2024 INSC 402 - Lease
Summary: Trial Court dismissed the suit of the plaintiffs by arriving at a conclusion that plaintiffs had not applied for the renewal of the lease within three months before the expiry of the lease period; that the plaintiffs had not kept the building in proper repair; and all the lessees had not applied for the renewal of the lease except one - First Appellate Court allowed appeal and decreed the suit - Second Appeal was dismissed by the High Court - Supreme Court allowed appeal and restored Trial Court judgment.