Senerath, P.M. v. Mahadevan, V. – sllr 1982 volume 1 page 417

In the case between P.M. Senerath (Plaintiff) and V. Mahadevan (Defendant), the court addressed the issue of whether an eviction order could be made under Section 4 of the Brothels Ordinance despite the existence of section 22(1) of the Rent Act, which appeared to limit a landlord’s right of ejectment. It was held that section 22(1)(d) of the Rent Act preserves the landlord’s common law right of ejectment in circumstances involving immoral uses of premises, including those addressed by the Brothels Ordinance, thereby allowing landlords to proceed under either statute. The phrase “upon conviction” in Section 4 of the Brothels Ordinance was interpreted to mean “following a conviction,” and was found not to require immediate filing of the application. The appellate court dismissed the appeal