Rent and Eviction -- Fixation of rent - Challenge as to - Lessee challenged the fixation of fair rent but did not seek a stay of its operation before appellate or revisional fora - Mere filing of an appeal does not operate as a stay of decree/order under appeal is the statutory ordainment in O.41.R.5 CPC - Payments were made belatedly and only after protracted litigation..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 18, Rule 1 -- Right to begin - Eviction suit - When basic ground of eviction sought for is default in payment of rent, it would always be plaintiff/landlord who should lead evidence first - Denial on the part of defendant is strictly a defence that they have taken and to prove the same it is not required for defendants to lead..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 15, Rule 5 -- Striking off defence - Default in payment of rent - Once lease agreements were admitted by defendant/tenant as was relationship of landlord and tenant, defendant could have deposited rent - However, despite being given sufficient opportunities to defendant, he categorically refused to pay the amount - Defence rightly struck..........
Rent and Eviction -- Default in payment of rent - When there is no conclusion recorded regarding default, there could not have been an eviction order...........
Rent and Eviction -- Non-payment of rent - Tenant has failed to comply with the interim order passed by Court regarding payment of rent during pendency of appeal before Supreme Court, and hence is in default - Tenant evicted - However, landlady shall have right to recover arrears of rent from tenant as determined by Supreme Court for the period of default by initiating..........
Rent and Eviction -- Non payment of rent - Forfeiture/determination of tenancy - Tenant for undemonstrated reasons been delaying the payment of rent and/or other dues, payable to the landlord - Assessment of rentals, made by valuer of Rs.41/- per Sq. ft. as submitted by landlord - Keeping in view the location of premises, rent as agreed, alleged non payment of rent,..........
Rent and Eviction -- Non payment of rent - Forfeiture/determination of tenancy - Tenant for undemonstrated reasons been delaying the payment of rent and/or other dues, payable to the landlord - Assessment of rentals, made by valuer of Rs.41/- per Sq. ft. as submitted by landlord - Keeping in view the location of premises, rent as agreed, alleged non payment of rent,..........
Rent and Eviction -- Non-payment of lease rent - Cultivating tenants themselves admitted that they had given a legal notice showing their readiness and willingness to pay lease rent amount - Therefore, they cannot take a plea that they were handicapped due to COVID-19 Pandemic - Default is of at least three years and time given of two months was not per se inadequate -..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 15, Rule 5 -- Striking off defence - Non-payment of rent - Deposit of rent belatedly pursuant only to unsustainable order of High Court, do not enure to benefit of defendant and cannot wipe out default already committed by defendant - Defence of tenant rightly struck off by trial Court...........
East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, Section 13 -- Eviction order - Non-payment of rent - Once there was admission on part of tenant qua his default in payment of rent, qua relation of landlord and tenant, then nothing more was required to be adjudicated by Court...........
