Supreme Court of India

Dalip Kaur Brar v. M/s.guru Granth Sahib Sewa Mission (regd.) and Anr.

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Reported as [2017] 5 S.C.R. 444
Bench Jagdish Singh Khehar and Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 11 April 2017

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the High Court fell into error in allowing the revision application against the judgment and order of the appellate authority and in setting aside the order of eviction.

Judgment, page 24

From the headnote

East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 : s.13 - Interpretation of - Held: The interpretation of provisions of s.13 must bring about a just balance between the rights of the tenant and those of the landlord - Where the tenant has admitted that the rent is due and payable at least for a certain period, the Court should adopt an interpretation which does not permit the tenant to defeat the just claim of landlord - In the instant case, the High Court in revision while determining whether the provisional determination of the Rent Controller was correct or otherwise ignored that the tenants

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