Prolonged litigation against tenant can't defeat need of landlord: SC in 40-yr-old case

The Supreme Court ruled that prolonged litigation against a tenant cannot mean the landlord's legitimate need to take back the property's possession has ended. It delivered the ruling in a nearly four-decade-old landlord-tenant dispute in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit. The top court asked the tenant to hand over the premises to the landlord and pay all outstanding arrears of rent.