Tenant claims eviction protection with unregistered rent agreement; HC denies relief

You are a tenant in a property, but the rent agreement is unregistered. Are you entitled to protection from eviction proceedings? The Madras High Court has held that a person claiming tenancy under an unregistered rental agreement allegedly executed by the property owner's brother must establish that a valid landlord-tenant relationship exists.In the absence of such proof, the occupant would be treated as being in unauthorised possession and cannot claim legal protection against eviction.What the case is aboutThe case was filed by the tenant who occupied a property in Tamil Nadu. He sought an injunction that would prevent the owner of the property from evicting him.The dispute had even reached the police before the litigation in the case began.