Tenant’s application for renewal to conduct business cannot be rejected for want of consent of the landlord; SC [Read Judgment]

Valid tenancy itself has implied authority of the landlord for legitimate use of the premises by the tenant, the Court observed.The Supreme Court in Sudhakaran vs. Corporation of Kochi has held that the requirement of consent of landlord is applicable only when a person intends to obtain a licence for the first time and not for Renewal or subsequent application for obtaining licence on expiry...