High Court Cannot Reassess Evidence While Exercising Revisional Jurisdiction in Rent Dispute: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that while exercising powers under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, a High Court cannot reappreciate evidence or substitute its own view for the concurrent findings recorded by the Rent Controller and the Appellate Authority. The Court restored the eviction order in favour of the landlords and clarified that a landlord's bona fide requirement must be genuine and supported by objective circumstances,…