Supreme Court · 1987 INSC 236 · Decided 2 September 1987
B. R. Mehta v. SMT. Atma Devi & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1987 INSC 236 · [1987] 3 S.C.R. 1184
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1170/1987
- Decided
- 2 September 1987
- Bench
- SABYASACHI MUKHERJI, G.L. OZA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Rent Control Act Section 14(J)(h)
Headnote
Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958: Section 14(J)(h)-Allotment of house to wife-A Government employee-Whether disentitles the husband to retain the tenanted premises as tenant. The premises in question had been let out in April, 1968 to the appellant at a monthly rent of Rs.340 by the husband of petition against the appellant on the ground of bona D fide requirement. In September, )978 appellant's wife was allotted a Government quarter due to her employment as a teacher in the Govern­ ment school. In March, 1986 the first respondent filed a petition before the Rent Controller
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