OM PRAKASH GUPTA versus RATTAN SINGH AND ANOTHER

OM PRAKASH GUPTA versus RATTAN SINGH AND ANOTHER

A mere denial of the landlord-tenant relationship by the tenant is insufficient to deprive the Rent Controller of jurisdiction; the Controller is empowered to determine the existence of such relationship, and appellant's failure to challenge the order striking out defence rendered the issue final and not open to re-agitation.

Parties
Appellant: Om Prakash Gupta; Respondent: Rattan Singh and Another
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
17 December 1962
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal by Special Leave Before Supreme Court
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Jurisdiction of Rent Controller, Delhi Rent Control Act, Relationship of Landlord and Tenant, Eviction Proceedings
Rent Control Property Law Jurisdiction of Rent Controller Delhi Rent Control Act Relationship of Landlord and Tenant Eviction Proceedings

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Parties

Om Prakash Gupta

Appellant

Rattan Singh and Another

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal by Special Leave Before Supreme Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether denial of landlord-tenant relationship ousts Rent Controller's jurisdiction under Delhi Rent Control Act
  2. 2 Whether striking out of defence under s. 15(7) of the Act was justified

Ratio Decidendi

A mere denial of the landlord-tenant relationship by the tenant is insufficient to deprive the Rent Controller of jurisdiction; the Controller is empowered to determine the existence of such relationship, and appellant's failure to challenge the order striking out defence rendered the issue final and not open to re-agitation.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed with costs