Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 67 · Decided 2 April 1980
Santosh Mehta v. Om Prakash and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1980 INSC 67 · [1980] 3 S.C.R. 325
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1445/1979
- Decided
- 2 April 1980
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, A.P. SEN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Rent Control Act Section 15(7)
Headnote
Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, Sections 15(7) scope of-Striking of] defence for non-payment of arreaTs ·of rent, Court's duty. Delhi Rent Control Act, 195S~Appeal against order .striking out defence­ Correct section applicable is section 38 and not section 2SB,. of tlie Delhi Rl!flt and take proper steps to protect her interests, as she had a difficulty in appearing in Court for every hearing. She paid all the arreats of rent by cheque or in cash to her advocate who failed either to deposit in the Court or to pay to the landlord. Tho Rent Controller refused to look into
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