Supreme Court of India
Jai Singh and Ors. v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Anr.
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We are of the opinion that the High Court committed a patent error of jurisdiction in entertaining the writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution which was unconscionably belated.
Judgment, page 23
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Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 227 - Scope and ambit of - Discussed - Eviction petition, on the ground of sub letting without written consent - Allowed by Rent Controller - Order upheld by Tribunal - Writ petition under Article 227 by MCD - High Court set aside the concurrent findings recorded by the Rent Controller and the Tribunal and quashed the orders passed by them - Justification of - Held: Not justified - The writ petition filed by MCD was liable to be dismissed on the ground of delay and /aches alone - Even otherwise, exercise of power under Article 227 by th.e High Court, in…
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