Punjab Rent Act Specified landlord — Non-residential building HELD Dev Brat Sharma vs. Dr. Jagjit Mehta, 1990 (Sup) SCC 724 held that that such right of the specified landlord is restricted to “residential buildings” and “scheduled buildings”. No reason to refer matter to larger bench inspite of conflict in coordinate bench. August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 phlaw
Punjab Rent Act Findings of buiding expert upheld “The structure as a whole lost its life but the shop under dispute due to properly maintained and extra strengthen to first floor increased its life.” One bother of landlord deposed brother unemployed contention of personal necessity upheld. August 2, 2022 phlaw
Punjab Rent Act Provisional rent assessed – Petitioner has not paid any penny, till date — No ground to interfere, revision dismissed. August 2, 2022 phlaw
Punjab Rent Act Punjab Rent Act, 1995 – Section 20(2)(q) – Eviction Proceedings – Non Payment of Rent – Non Registration of Written Rent Agreements – Qua relation of landlord and tenant – The provision contained in Section 20 (2) (q) is the start and end of the socialistic sympathy towards the tenant – No more condition can be created by the Courts against the landlord by importing the concept of ‘bonafide necessity’ of the landlord November 30, 2021 phlaw
Punjab Rent Act Eviction—Rent petition filed under the 1949 Act is maintainable, if filed before 29.08.2014—Even though 1995 Act came into force with effect from 30.11.2013 January 3, 2021 phlaw
Punjab Rent Act Eviction—Personal Necessity—Expansion of Business—Eviction of another tenant already done—Landlord can still claim that the space available with him is not sufficient January 3, 2021 phlaw
Punjab Rent Act Eviction—NRI Landlord—Petition pending for 17 years—That by itself cannot be a reason to deny the opportunity of hearing to tenant Eviction—Death of Tenant—It was incumbent upon the Court to direct the landlord to file an application for bringing on record the legal heirs September 26, 2020 phlaw
Punjab Rent Act Eviction—NRI Landlord—It is incumbent on the tenant to apply for leave to contest within 15 days from the date of service of notice September 25, 2020 phlaw
Punjab Rent Act Eviction—Possession of other similar places—Landlord was not obliged to disclose any such premises which are not in his own actual occupation September 6, 2020 phlaw
Punjab Rent Act Payment of monthly rent was mentioned in the lease deed – Rent note – As per law laid down by this Court in Ram Kumar Das, AIR 1952 SC 23 there shall be a presumption that the tenancy in the present case is monthly tenancy. Registration not required. June 28, 2020 phlaw
