Jayasingham v. Arumugam – sllr 1992 volume 1 page 350

In the case between Jayasingham (Plaintiff) and Arumugam (Defendant), the court addressed whether a tenant’s letter to the landlord expressing intention to vacate constitutes valid termination of tenancy under the Rent Act, No. 7 of 1972, and whether such a letter provides a basis for a cause of action for ejectment. The proceedings also scrutinized the effect of a mistranslation affecting the formulation of Issue No. 4 at trial. The holding determined that a mere notice or letter from the tenant does not amount to lawful termination of the tenancy under Section 22 of the Rent Act and cannot support an ejectment action. The order of the Court of Appeal was set aside and the matter was remitted for retrial, with costs granted to the Appellant. This decision reaffirms that only grounds speci