RAM NATH AND ANOTHER versus M/S. RAM NATH CHHITTAR MAL AND OTHERS

RAM NATH AND ANOTHER versus M/S. RAM NATH CHHITTAR MAL AND OTHERS

The tenants did not deliver possession to the landlords on or before the dates specified in the decree as required under s. 15(3) of the Delhi & Ajmer Rent Control Act, therefore the statutory right to be put back in possession was not triggered and the respondents were not entitled to relief.

Parties
Appellant: Ram Nath and Another; Respondent: M/s. Ram Nath Chhittar Mal and Others
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
08 September 1960
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeals / Appeal by Special Leave From Judgment and Orders of Punjab High Court in Civil Revision Cases Nos. 166 D, 167 D and 168 D of 1958
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Eviction, Bona Fide Requirement, Rebuilding of Premises, Compromise Decree, Execution Proceedings
Landlord and Tenant Rent Control Eviction Bona Fide Requirement Rebuilding of Premises Compromise Decree Execution Proceedings

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Parties

Ram Nath and Another

Appellant

M/s. Ram Nath Chhittar Mal and Others

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeals / Appeal by Special Leave From Judgment and Orders of Punjab High Court in Civil Revision Cases Nos. 166 D, 167 D and 168 D of 1958

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the tenant respondents were entitled to be put back in possession under s. 15(3) of the Delhi & Ajmer Rent Control Act when they failed to deliver possession by the specified date as per the compromise decree.

Ratio Decidendi

The tenants did not deliver possession to the landlords on or before the dates specified in the decree as required under s. 15(3) of the Delhi & Ajmer Rent Control Act, therefore the statutory right to be put back in possession was not triggered and the respondents were not entitled to relief.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • Judgments and orders of the High Court set aside
  • Appellants to have their costs in the Supreme Court