Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 15, Rule 5 -- Striking off defence - Delay in payment of rent - Eviction petition - Tenant not complied the statutory requirement of deposit of admitted amount due along with interest as provided U.O.15.R.5 CPC on the ground that she is not in use and occupation of premises - Issue as to whether tenant is in use and occupation of property..........
Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 2000, Section 43(4)(a) -- Rent and eviction - Application for leave to defend filed by advocate - Tenant not filed affidavit within the mandatory period of 30 days u/s 43(4)(a) of the Act - Mere filing of application by counsel for tenant seeking leave to defend in absence of any affidavit of tenant held, not sustainable...........
Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 2000, Section 43(4)(a) -- Rent and eviction - Application for leave to defend filed by advocate - Tenant not filed affidavit within the mandatory period of 30 days u/s 43(4)(a) of the Act - However, application filed by counsel for tenant under his own signature within 30 days of service of summons - Advocate cannot initiate proceedings on..........
Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, Section 14(1)(e) -- Eviction petition - Bonafide necessity - Leave to defend - As per landlord, family of landlord comprises of 11 family members and accommodation in possession of landlord is only seven room - Even if contention of tenant were to be accepted that daughter-in-law petitioner occupying property are nine and landlord has only..........
Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, Section 14(1)(e) -- Eviction petition - Bonafide necessity - Tenant cannot dictate to landlord as to how landlord has to make use of available accommodation or how landlord has to adjust himself - Landlord who is having shortage of space cannot be asked to squeeze herself and her family in lesser accommodation merely to accommodate tenant...........
Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, Section 14(1)(e) -- Eviction petition - Bonafide necessity - Owner/landlord is the best judge of his requirements and so long as his judgment is not fanciful or malafide - Court should not substitute its own opinion - Landlord has a right to make himself more comfortable...........
Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1973, Section 13, Partnership Act, 1932, Section 19, 22 -- Eviction petition - Non-payment of rent - Assessment of provisional rent - Arbitration award relied upon by respondent it cannot be said that Arbitrator has determined rate of rent at Rs.8000/- per day - Moreover, landlady is not a party to arbitral award - Even..........
East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, Section 13(3)(a)(1)(a) -- Eviction petition - Bonafide requirement - Death of landlord - It cannot be said that since landlord has died therefore petition is deemed to have abated - Once requirement of landlord himself along with son has been pleaded and he has appeared in evidence continuity of bonafide requirement of tenant..........
Rent and eviction -- Dispute as to title of property - Rent Controller has no jurisdiction to adjudicate upon title of property - Rent Controller is only to conclude about existence or otherwise of relationship of landlord and tenant between parties - Question of title, if disputed, at best can incidentally be looked into, only with a view to decide primary question of..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 41, Rule 27 -- Additional evidence at appellate stage - Eviction petition - Bonafide requirement - Landlord has not pleaded that his son is working in Delhi and present premises is required by his son to open a new business or to expand - In these circumstances, it is necessary to grant opportunity to tenant to further..........
