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Nasiruddin and Ors. v. Sita Ram Agarwal

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Bench V.N. Khare, S.B. Sinha and Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan JJ.
Decided 28 January 2003

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What the Court ordered

We hold that Section 5 to the Limitation Act does apply to the appeals filed against the order of the learned Single Judge for the enforcement by way of a contempt.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Rent Control and Eviction: Rajasthan Premises (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1950-Section 13(4)-Default in deposit of rent-Applicability of Section 5 of Limitation Act-Held: Not applicable since the Rent Act did not confer power on the court to extend the period for depositing the rent or to condone the default­ Court can condone the default only when statute confers the power and not otherwise-Further since the deposit of rent does not require any application, provisions of Section 5 of Limitation Act cannot be extended where the default takes place in complying with an order under…

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 5 relied on · 7 referred to · 3 mentioned · 1 not applicable

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