https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175153 Non-registration of a lease deed for a term exceeding one year prevents the document from proving or creating such a lease, but tenancy may still be established from the parties' conduct, including induction into possession and payment of rent. Where those surrounding facts show a landlord-tenant relationship, the occupant can be treated as a tenant protected by the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965. On that basis, a civil eviction suit was not maintainable without resort to the rent control forum, and the decree for recovery of possession was set aside. en-us Fri, 21 Jul 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 12:42:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175153 Non-registration of a lease deed for a term exceeding one year prevents the document from proving or creating such a lease, but tenancy may still be established from the parties' conduct, including induction into possession and payment of rent. Where those surrounding facts show a landlord-tenant relationship, the occupant can be treated as a tenant protected by the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965. On that basis, a civil eviction suit was not maintainable without resort to the rent control forum, and the decree for recovery of possession was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 21 Jul 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175153