Supreme Court of India

Jai Singh and Ors. v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Anr.

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Reported as [2010] 12 S.C.R. 358
Bench B. Sudershan Reddy and Surinder Singh Nijjar JJ.
Decided 23 September 2010

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the High Court committed a patent error of jurisdiction in entertaining the writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution which was unconscionably belated.

Judgment, page 23

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Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 227 - Scope and ambit of - Discussed - Eviction petition, on the ground of sub­ letting without written consent - Allowed by Rent Controller - Order upheld by Tribunal - Writ petition under Article 227 by MCD - High Court set aside the concurrent findings recorded by the Rent Controller and the Tribunal and quashed the orders passed by them - Justification of - Held: Not justified - The writ petition filed by MCD was liable to be dismissed on the ground of delay and /aches alone - Even otherwise, exercise of power under Article 227 by th.e High Court, in

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