Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 121 · Decided 6 March 2002
Sri Shibu Chandra Dhar v. Sri Pasupati Nath Auddya
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 121 · [2002] 2 S.C.R. 249
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 694/1999
- Decided
- 6 March 2002
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, S.N. VARIAVA, K.G. BALAKRISHNAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 151
Headnote
West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956: Section 13, Section 17 (2A) and (2B) and 17A to J7D (As inserted by Amendment Act 30 of 1969)-Interpretation of Tenancy Laws-Rent-Deposit not made within time-Application not made for extention of time within the prescribed period-Power and discretion A B c give benefit to tenant-Court has power to extend time-Held, the word 'shall' used in Section D I 7 (2B) means 'may '-Held, Act is a beneficial legislation-Should be construed liberally so tha~ purpose is fulfilled. Tenants-One of the tenants purchasing building of Landlord-Another tenant not
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