Uvais v. Punyawathie – sllr 1993 volume 2 page 046

In the case between the plaintiff-appellant (landlord) and the defendant-respondent (tenant), the court addressed the issue of whether an increase in rent, following a notice to quit, resulted in the formation of a new tenancy or merely varied the terms of the existing contract, and whether admissions regarding the agreement to pay increased rent could be withdrawn at the appellate stage when those admissions involved questions of fact. It was held that an increment in rent following notice to quit constitutes a contractual variation within the continuance of the existing tenancy and does not create a new tenancy. The findings established that factual admissions cannot be withdrawn at the appellate stage, especially when addressing matters central to the dispute. This decision reaffirmed t