Supreme Court: Bank merger without landlord's consent can attract eviction under Delhi Rent Control Act

The Supreme Court has held that tenancy rights transferred from one bank to another under a scheme of amalgamation framed under the Banking Regulation Act do not enjoy immunity from the Delhi Rent Control Act. Holding that Section 14(1)(b) does not distinguish between voluntary and statutory transfers, the Court restored an eviction decree against Punjab National Bank after finding that the original tenant had ceased to exist and the tenancy had passed to another entity without the landlord's written consent.

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