Saheed v. Gaiyoom and Others – sllr 1998 volume 1 page 144

In the case between the owners (respondents/plaintiffs) and the tenant (appellant/defendant), the Supreme Court addressed whether the complete destruction of leased premises during the 1983 civil riots terminated the tenancy by operation of law and whether subsequent action by the Rehabilitation of Affected Property or Business or Industries Regulations (specifically Regulations 9 and 14) and provisions of Act No. 29 of 1987 vested the property in the State or restored it to the owners. The Court held that total destruction ended the tenancy and that the declaration by the Commissioner, REPIA, effectively restored title to the respondents, reaffirming the principle that tenancy cannot subsist when the subject premises no longer exist. The decision relied on relevant statutory provisions an