Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 891 · Decided 8 July 2009
Sarla Goel & ORS. v. Kishan Chand
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 891 · [2009] 10 S.C.R. 481
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4162/2009
- Decided
- 8 July 2009
- Bench
- TARUN CHATTERJEE, H.L. DATTU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Rent Control Act Section 27, 14(1)(a)
Headnote
Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958- ss. 27, 14(1)(a) rw s. 14(2) - Default in payment of rent - Tenant availing benefit of s. 14(2) rw s. 15 - Subsequently, committing second default in c payment of rent - Refusal of landlord to accept the rent tendered by tenant - Eviction on the ground of second Set aside by High Court • - Sustainability - Held: Not sustainable - Tenant having once availed the benefit uls. 14(2) is not entitled to such benefit in D case if it is held to be a second default - Word 'may' occurring in s. 27 shall be construed as 'shall', thus, tenant shall deposit rent
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