Prema v. Ariyananda – sllr 2000 volume 2 page 300

In the case between Ariyananda (Defendant Petitioner) and Prema (Plaintiff Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether a landlord qualifies as a “single house owner” under the Rent Act for the purpose of maintaining an ejectment action, especially where evidence indicated the plaintiff’s husband owned an additional property. It was held that the plaintiff respondent, as the sole owner of the subject property, qualified to institute the ejectment action under the relevant statutory provisions. The principle reaffirmed is that individual ownership by the person instituting proceedings satisfies the “single house owner” requirement under Sections 22(1) and 22(2) of the Rent Act, regardless of any property owned by the spouse, in light of the relevant statutes and established precede