Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 605 · Decided 15 December 2000
Inderjeet Kaur v. Nirpal Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 605 · [2000] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 707
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7385/2000
- Decided
- 15 December 2000
- Bench
- D.P. MOHAPATRA, SHIVARAJ V. PATIL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Rent Control Act Section 14
Headnote
B Rent Central and Eviction : Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958-Sections 14(/){e), 25B(4) & (5)­ Eviction Petition-Bona fide Requirement-Leave to defend-Grant of-Held, C at a stage when the tenant seeks leave to defend, it is enough if he prima facie makes out a case by disclosing such facts as that unless the tenant at that stage itself establishes a strong case as would non-suit the landlord, leave to defend should not be granted D Landlord settled abroad with his family seeking eviction of tenant stating that he had come back and permanently settled in India-Application filed by
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