SC APPEAL No 56/2015… – SC APPEAL 56/2015-2018

In the case between the Plaintiff-Appellants (the new owners of the premises acquired by deed of gift, including individuals such as Mohamed Faleel, Mohamed Riswan, and Mohamed Rafik) and the Defendant-Respondent (the daughter of the original tenant, A.C.M. Hussain), the court addressed the issue of whether possession could be claimed by the Plaintiff-Appellants on the basis of title and ejectment or whether the Defendant-Respondent was protected as a statutory tenant under the Rent Act. The court held that the Defendant-Respondent’s occupation did not qualify for Rent Act protection, as the legal requirements for statutory tenancy were not met, particularly due to lack of evidence of payment or acceptance of rent after issuance of the Quit Notice and on the tenant’s death. The principle r