Mohit Suresh Harchandrai Vs Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited 2025 INSC 812- Landlord - Tenant Disputes - Case Pendency

Landlord - Tenant Disputes - Case Pendency - When it comes to landlord-tenant disputes, there is an angle of being deprived of the enjoyment of the property and also the monetary benefits that accrue from owning such property. The courts, being the courts of law and justice, are duty-bound to ensure that on their account, no party is made to suffer. In these kinds of disputes delayed adjudication means that both parties bear the brunt. The landlord suffers on account of not receiving, in some cases, the property itself, and in other cases, the monetary dues therefrom; and the tenant suffers on account of being directed to pay large sums of money within a short period of time when the matter is finally decreed. Even though the payment arises out of an obligation, making the requisite arrangements to pay the same is still an arduous task. [Context: In this case, the dispute between landlord and tenant remained pending for 25+ years- SC requested Bombay HC Chief Justice to call for a report from the concerned courts regarding the period of pendency in landlord-tenant disputes and take appropriate steps to further the cause of expeditious disposal of these cases.]

Tenancy Law - Mesne Profits - When an order for ejectment has been passed, the tenant had no right to continue in the possession and enjoyment of the property. Entitlement to mesne profits is thus clearly established. (Para 11)

Tenancy Law - Being the Government, does not entitle a tenant to any extra consideration -PSU, even though substantially owned by the Government, stands on the same footing as any other tenant and cannot be given any special treatment. (Para 11)