Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 503 · Decided 23 September 2003
Prakash H. Jain v. M/S. Marie Fernandes
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 503 · [2003] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 1011
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7977/2003
- Decided
- 23 September 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Limitation Act Section 5; Rent Control Act Section 43(4)(a); Maharashtra Rent Control Act Section 43(4)(a)
Headnote
B Rent and Eviction : Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999-Section 43(4)(a)-Chapter VIII-Eviction proceedings under-Application by licensee seeking leave C to contest-Not filed within stipulated period-Competent authority condoning the delay and granting the leave-Held, provisions of Chapter VIII of of making the provisions of Limitation Act attracted to the proceedings before it-In the event of an application/ D affidavit with grounds of defence and leave to contest not having been filed within the stipulated period, competent authority is to pass orders of eviction as envisaged by
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