https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281446 The Court declared Sections 5, 6, and 8 of the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965 unconstitutional and void. The provisions, which determined fair rent, banned further rent increases, and restricted landlords from claiming rent exceeding fair rent, were found to unreasonably restrict the right to livelihood, equality before the law, and the right to carry on business. The Court emphasized the lack of provisions for periodic rent revisions, making the legislative scheme unreasonable and failing the test of reasonableness under Articles 14, 19(1)(g), and 21 of the Constitution of India. en-us Thu, 02 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 19 Jun 2019 13:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281446 The Court declared Sections 5, 6, and 8 of the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965 unconstitutional and void. The provisions, which determined fair rent, banned further rent increases, and restricted landlords from claiming rent exceeding fair rent, were found to unreasonably restrict the right to livelihood, equality before the law, and the right to carry on business. The Court emphasized the lack of provisions for periodic rent revisions, making the legislative scheme unreasonable and failing the test of reasonableness under Articles 14, 19(1)(g), and 21 of the Constitution of India. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 02 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281446