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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 6471

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
SOUMEN SEN, CJ, SYAM KUMAR V.M., J
SHEKKEER – Appellant
Versus
RATHEESH – Respondent
RCREV. NO. 26 OF 2026



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: G. Sreekumar (Chelur)

The court emphasized limited interference with concurrent factual findings unless shown to be perverse.

Headnote:The judgment concerns a rent control revision under RCREV. NO. 26 OF 2026, with the appellant challenging an eviction order on grounds of reasonable requirement. The court found that the respondent has a bona fide need for the property, affirming lower court's concurrent findings of fact. The court reiterated the standard of review concerning concurrent findings, emphasizing the necessity of proof of perversity for interference. The revision petition is disposed of with recommendations for the petitioner to approach the execution court for potential relief.

Table of Content
1. bona fide need for premises established. (Para 2 , 3)
2. standard of review for concurrent findings emphasized. (Para 4)
3. petitioner may seek relief from execution court. (Para 5 , 6)

O R D E R Dated this the 30th day of January, 2026 Soumen Sen, C. J.

We have heard Mr. G. Sreekumar (Chelur), learned counsel for the revision petitioner.

2. The revision petitioner assails the judgment of the appellate authority affirming the order of the rent control court in proceedings initiated for eviction of the petitioner, inter alia, on the ground of reasonable requirement.

3. We have carefully perused the order of the rent control court as well as the judgment of the appellate authority. There is a concurrent finding of fact that the respondent has a bona fide need for the premises in question, consequent upon the injury suffered by him while working in the Merchant Navy, and that he intends to settle at Kodungallur, where the subject property is situated.

4. The law is well settled that unless the concurrent findings of fact are shown to be perverse, the revisional court shall not interfere with such findings. Mere possibility of the revisional court taking a different view on the facts and circumstances of the case would not justify interference with the concurrent findings, once such findings are found to be a possible view based on the evidence on record.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that some time may be granted to vacate the premises in question on such reasonable terms and conditions. Learned counsel prayed for one year’s time with conditions that may be fixed by the execution court.

6. While we are not entertaining the revision petition, we observe that it would be open to the petitioner to approach the execution court with a similar prayer, and it would be for the execution court to decide with regard to any time period that may be allowed to him, on such terms and conditions, only after hearing the respondent.

7. Accordingly, the rent control revision is disposed of.

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