COMMON ORDER

(Order made by the Hon'ble Mr Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy)

The Petitions:

The petitioners in all these Writ Petitions are either tenants or landlords in respect of the buildings let out for residential or commercial purposes. They are challenging the constitutional validity of the Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017 (Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 2017) as amended. Various provisions of the Act are challenged on the grounds of repugnancy with central enactments, being arbitrary or taking away the vested rights of the parties. The parties herein are facing proceedings under the Act before the Rent Authority/Rent Court etc.. Thus, while keeping the merits of the matter and the interpretation of all or any of the provisions with reference to their facts situation open to be contested in their respective matters, they are challenging the vires of the Act before us. As such all these petitions are taken up, heard together, and disposed of by way of this common order.

Prelude:

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