Case Law Analysis
|Calcutta High Court
Section 2(1)(c)(vii) Commercial Courts Act | Post-Lease Expiry Occupation Claims for Rent & Damages Qualify as Commercial Disputes : Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court has ruled that claims for unpaid rent and damages arising from a tenant’s continued possession of commercial property after lease expiry constitute commercial disputes under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. This clarifies that such monetary claims, even if rooted in property possession, fall squarely within the Act’s ambit - mandating exclusive filing in Commercial Courts and streamlining resolution for landlords and commercial lessees alike.