https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282393 Land that was agricultural when let but had ceased to be agricultural by the date of the eviction petition falls within "premises" under Section 3(n) of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961. The statutory character is assessed when protection under the Act is invoked or enforced, not frozen to the date of letting. Read as beneficial legislation governing landlord-tenant relations, the Act is applied so as to advance the remedy. On that interpretation, such land can attract eviction proceedings under Section 21, and the earlier contrary view was disapproved. en-us Thu, 12 Apr 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 14:42:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282393 Land that was agricultural when let but had ceased to be agricultural by the date of the eviction petition falls within "premises" under Section 3(n) of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961. The statutory character is assessed when protection under the Act is invoked or enforced, not frozen to the date of letting. Read as beneficial legislation governing landlord-tenant relations, the Act is applied so as to advance the remedy. On that interpretation, such land can attract eviction proceedings under Section 21, and the earlier contrary view was disapproved. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 12 Apr 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282393