Mohomad Sufian Mohomad Faumi v. P.A. Cyril Perea – CA 986/98 F-2016

In the case between Mohomad Sufian Mohomad Faumi (Plaintiff-Appellant) and P.A. Cyril Perera (Defendant-Respondent), the court addressed whether a tenant can contractually waive statutory protections provided by the Rent Act by agreeing to vacate premises at a specified date, and whether such an agreement before the Rent Board is enforceable for ejectment through District Court proceedings. It was held that statutory protections under Section 22 of the Rent Act cannot be overridden by private agreement, and an agreement to vacate does not constitute valid grounds for ejectment absent termination under the Act. The court reaffirmed that unfulfilled conditions in agreements recorded before the Rent Board are not enforceable in District Court for purposes of ejectment. The appeal was dismisse