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non-payment of rent

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Provisional Rent Order Compliance | No Eviction for Future Rent Non-Payment Without Explicit Court Direction : Punjab & Haryana HC
Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court

Provisional Rent Order Compliance | No Eviction for Future Rent Non-Payment Without Explicit Court Direction : Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that a tenant cannot be evicted for non-payment of rent accruing after a provisional rent order unless the Rent Controller explicitly directs payment of future rent. The judgment clarifies that compliance with existing orders is sufficient to avoid eviction, protecting tenants from procedural defaults.