Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 722 · Decided 17 December 2004
Nathi Devi v. Radha Devi Gupta
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 722 · [2004] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 1141
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5027/1999
- Decided
- 17 December 2004
- Bench
- N. SANTOSH HEGDE, S.N. VARIAVA, B.P. SINGH, H.K. SEMA, S.B. SINHA (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Rent Control Act
Headnote
Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 : A B Section 14D-Eviction-Right to immediate possession by a Widow- C Pre existent tenant-Held, not available to transferee widow landlady. Interpretation of Statutes : Court-Interpretative function-To find out the true legislative intent-"- D Every word used by must be given effect to. Respondent after acquiring the tenanted premises filed eviction petition under Section 14D of the Act claiming herself to be widow and as such entitled to immediate possession. Appellant being the pre exist- E ing tenant sought leave to defend which was refused. Noticing
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