Supreme Court of India

Common Cause v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 471
Bench R.C. Lahoti and Ashok Bhan JJ.
Decided 8 October 2003
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Delhi Rent Act, 1995-Section 1 (3)-Enforcement of Act-Delhi Rent Bill, 1994 received Presidential assent-Bill enacted as Act and notified­ However, Parliament did not fix the date for coming into operation of the Act and left it to the discretion of the Central Government-Writ of Mandµmus seeking issuance of notification in Official Gazette by Central Government under Section 1 (3) notifying the date for coming into force of the Act-Maintainability of-Held: There were numerous representations from tenant organisations demanding changes in the Delhi Rent Act, 1995 and as such Delhi Rent

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