Supreme Court: Bank merger without landlord's consent can attract eviction under Delhi Rent Control Act
- Posted on July 13, 2026
- By The Times of India
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In brief
In a landmark ruling, India's Supreme Court clarified that bank mergers executed under the Banking Regulation Act do not exempt tenants from compliance with the Delhi Rent Control Act. The judgment affirmed that statutory amalgamations cannot bypass landlord consent requirements, establishing that when a tenant entity ceases to exist through merger, the new entity must obtain formal written approval or face potential eviction proceedings.
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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.
