Supreme Court of India
Smt. Kamla Devi v. Sh. Vasdev
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Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958: Sections 14(1) (a) and(2) and 15(1) and (7). Tenant-Failure to pay rent-Eviction petition-Rent Controller's order directing tenant to pay rent and arrears-Default committed by tenant-Power of Rent Controller to strike out tenant's defence-Held provision for striking out defence contained in Section 15(7) is discretionary and not mandatory-Such a power should not be exercised mechanically without application of mind-Where the Rent Controller condoned the tenant's delay in depositing the arrears of rent on the ground that failure was not intentional grant of
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- 2014 Dina Nath (d) by Lrs. &anr. v. Sub Hash Chand Saini & Ors.
- 2022 Asha Rani Gupta v. Sri Vineet Kumar
- 2019 Dina Nath (d) by Lrs & Anr. v. Subhash Chand Saini & Ors.
- 1996 Jain Motor Car Co., Delhi v. Smt. Swayam Prabha Jain and Anr
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