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HARKESH MANUJA
Pramender Singh Sehrawat – Appellant
Versus
Kamal Kanta Verma – Respondent
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| 1. eviction petition filed for non-payment of rent. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. petitioner admits tenancy but cites covid-19 as reason for non-payment. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. arguments over inability to pay due to pandemic impact. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. court's analysis of petitioner’s non-payment and eviction orders. (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 5. discussion on granting extensions for rent payment during pandemic. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 6. equitable considerations in rental disputes during extraordinary circumstances. (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 7. conduct of petitioner disqualifies from equitable relief. (Para 16) |
| 8. orders of eviction upheld; petition dismissed. (Para 17 , 18) |
JUDGMENT
Mr. Harkesh Manuja, J.
By way of present revision petition, challenge has been laid at the instance of petitioner-tenant to the eviction orders dated 21.04.2022 and 08.09.2022 passed by the courts below, arising out of the proceedings initiated at the instance of respondents-landlord, seeking eviction on the grounds of arrears of rent.
2. The facts of the present case are that the respondents-landlord filed an eviction petition invoking Section 13 of the Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1973 (for short, "1973 Act") aga
A tenant's failure to deposit assessed rent on time under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 leads to automatic eviction, with no provision for extending the payment deadline.
The failure of a tenant to comply with a Rent Controller's order for provisional rent assessment necessitates eviction, as the Controller has no jurisdiction to extend the payment period.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the Rent Controller has no jurisdiction to extend the period for tendering the provisionally assessed arrears of rent, and failure to comply w....
Court confirms that a tenant's good faith intent to pay addresses eviction liability if the Rent Controller fails to accurately assess due rent, emphasizing fair enforcement of the law.
A tenant's failure to deposit assessed provisional rent mandates eviction under Section 13 of the Haryana Urban (Control of Rent & Eviction) Act, 1976.
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