Supreme Court of India
Kameshwar Singh Srivastava v. Iv Addl. Dist. Judge Lucknow & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the High Court as well as the courts below have taken a too technical view in holding the appellant guilty of wilful default in payment of rent.
Judgment, page 5
From the headnote
U. P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, l972-Sections 20 & 30-Bonafide dispute as regards landlord's right to receive rent-Landlord refusing to accept rent without justifi· cation-Tenant entitled to initiate proceedings to deposit rent in Court. J" On the d•ath of the owner, landlord of the tenanted premises, his ' heirs respondents, Nos. 3 to 12 became the owners. The appellant tenant tendered· rent to respondent No. 3 hut he did not accept the same.
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