Supreme Court · 1988 INSC 128 · Decided 3 May 1988
Banarsi Lal v. SMT. Saghiran Begum
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1988 INSC 128 · [1988] 3 S.C.R. 820
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5858/1983
- Decided
- 3 May 1988
- Bench
- R.S. PATHAK, M.H. KANIA, N.D. OJHA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Urban Buildings (Regulations of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act 1972-Sections 39 and 40-Tenant making deposit and claiming enti­ tlement to be absolved from liability for eviction-Amount deposited to include costs of suit-Costs are taxable costs made payable by tenant to landlord. In a suit passed against the tenant-appellant on 19th August, 1971. The Trial Court however directed the parties to bear their own costs. During the pendency of the tenant's appeal, the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 was enforced with effect from 15th July, 1972.
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