Raymond v. Mahadeva – sllr 1980 volume 2 page 291

In the case between Raymond (landlord, plaintiff-respondent) and Mahadeva (tenant, defendant-appellant), the court addressed whether the landlord could maintain an eviction action under Section 27(1) of the Rent Act in light of a statutory proviso limiting the rights of landlords who became owners after a specified date. The court further considered the proper effective date of a Rent Board rent-fixing order and whether the plaintiff-respondent discharged the burden of showing non-disqualification under the proviso. The applicability of Section 116 of the Evidence Ordinance to estoppel arguments was also analyzed. The findings established that the landlord bore the burden of proving non-disqualification by the proviso and that the Evidence Ordinance did not override statutory barriers. The