Rajeswari Nadaraja vs Hon. M. Najeeb Abdul Majeed et al. – SC APPEAL NO. 177/2015-2018

Brief
In the case between Rajeswari Nadaraja (Petitioner) and Yatiyanthota Multipurpose Cooperative Societies Limited (5th Respondent) along with several public officers and bodies, the court addressed the issue of whether a building requisitioned under the Co-operative Societies (Special Provisions) Act in 1974 should be derequisitioned and possession returned to the petitioner. The central question was whether the agreement marked “R6” created an independent tenancy or merely provided a framework for compensation related to requisition, and whether significant delay barred relief. The holding established that the requisition was intended to be temporary, that “R6” did not amount to a tenancy, and that prolonged occupation contrary to the statute required mandatory derequisition and del