Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 431 · Decided 17 June 2020
Siri Chand (Deceased) THR. LRS. v. Surinder Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 431 · [2020] 5 S.C.R. 265
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2617/2020
- Decided
- 17 June 2020
- Bench
- ASHOK BHUSHAN, M.R. SHAH, V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Registration Act Section 17(1)(d)
Headnote
East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 - s. 13 - Registration Act, 1908 - s. 17(1) (d) - Appellant-landlord filed an application u/s. 13 of the Act, 1949 and sought eviction of respondent-tenant along with arrears of rent, house tax and interest on the arrears of rent note is not signed by both the parties - It was further held that although time is not specified, but it is not a lease deed, so not compulsorily registrable - The Rent Controller held that tenant was in arrears of rent and house tax so the respondent-tenant is liable to eviction
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