Supreme Court of India

Sarwan Singh & Anr. v. Kasturi Lal

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Reported as [1977] 2 S.C.R. 421
Bench Y.V. Chandrachud, P.K. Goswami and S. Murtaza Fazal Ali JJ.
Decided 14 December 1976

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From the headnote

Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956- Ss. 19 and 39- Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958-Ss. 14A, 25A, 25B-scope of. Interpretation-Two or more laws in the same field--Conflict-How resolv­ ed. Section 19 of the Slum Areas (lmprovement and Clearance) Act 1956 pro- vides that notwithstanding anything contained in any other Jaw for the bime being in force, no person shall, except with the previous permission in writing of the competent authority, institute any suit or proceeding for obtaining any decree or order for the eviction of a tenant· from any building in a slum area. Section 39

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