Supreme Court of India

Dina Nath (d) by Lrs & Anr. v. Subhash Chand Saini & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 12 S.C.R. 255
Bench Arun Mishra, M. R. Shah and Ajay Rast Ogi JJ.
Decided 24 September 2019

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, the impugned judgment is unsustainable and deserves to be set aside.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Delhi Rent Contr ol Act, 1958: s. 15(7) – Power of the Rent Contr oller to strike out defence of the tenant, pending eviction petition – Natur e of – Held: Power vested u/s. 15(7) is discr etionary and not mandatory – It depends on contumacious or deliberate default and must be construed harmoniously so as to balance the rights and obligations of the tenant and the landlor d – Power u/s. 15(7) being an exception, is to be exer cised with due car e and circumspection – On facts, on the date of the or der passed by the Rent Controller itself, the entir e ar rears as dir ected to be deposited by

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