NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that a tenant can be evicted under the Delhi Rent Control Act if its tenancy rights pass to another entity through a merger without the landlord's written consent, ordering the eviction of a bank that continued to occupy its rented premises in Connaught Place, New Delhi, after being absorbed into another bank decades ago.

The Supreme Court ruled bank mergers do not bypass landlord consent for eviction. Punjab National Bank must vacate premises by January 2027. This decision ends a four-decade…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that a tenant can be evicted under the Delhi Rent Control Act if its tenancy rights pass to another entity through a merger without…