https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173508 Section 3(1)(c) of the U.P. (Temporary) Control of Rent and Eviction Act, 1947 was read disjunctively: a tenant's construction is actionable if it either materially alters the accommodation or is likely substantially to diminish its value. The Court held that the word "or" carries its ordinary meaning and creates two alternative grounds, so both conditions need not coexist. On the facts, lowering the floor, changing the door and staircase levels, and altering the chabutra were structural changes affecting the form of the premises and amounted to material alterations. The landlord could therefore maintain the eviction suit without District Magistrate's permission, and eviction was restored. en-us Wed, 12 Oct 1966 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:18:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173508 Section 3(1)(c) of the U.P. (Temporary) Control of Rent and Eviction Act, 1947 was read disjunctively: a tenant's construction is actionable if it either materially alters the accommodation or is likely substantially to diminish its value. The Court held that the word "or" carries its ordinary meaning and creates two alternative grounds, so both conditions need not coexist. On the facts, lowering the floor, changing the door and staircase levels, and altering the chabutra were structural changes affecting the form of the premises and amounted to material alterations. The landlord could therefore maintain the eviction suit without District Magistrate's permission, and eviction was restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 12 Oct 1966 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173508