Delhi Court November 1985 Judgments

Kaval Resdip Singh Vs. Time Electronics Pvt. Ltd. and anr.

Court: Delhi

Reported in: 29(1986)DLT238

G.C. Jain, J.1. This appeal is from the order of Rent Control Tribunal dated March 25, 1985.2. In July 1983, the appellant/tenant brought a petition for eviction of the premises in dispute on the ground of subletting. In those proceedings, he, on July 11, 1984 filed an application under Section 15(2) of the Delhi Rent Control act (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'), for directing the tenant to pay the arrears of rent and future rent. It was alleged that the agreed rent was Rs. 2,200/- per month and the rent was due since January 1983. The tenant resisted the application. He pleaded that he was entitled to four months' rent towards repairs carried in the years 1980 to 1983 after necessary notices to the landlady. He had paid a sum of Rs. 28,600/- in cash to the husband of the landlady on August 11, 1983 and had sent three months' rent by draft and thus the rent up to September 30, 1984 stood paid.3. Learned Additional Controller prima facie accepted the contention of the tenant and c...