#provisional rent

MP High Court sets aside a trial court order for failing to explicitly fix provisional rent under Section 13(2) of the M.P. Accommodation Control Act, 1961. The ruling mandates precise determination of rent within 30 days, warning that non-compliance risks striking the tenant’s defence in eviction proceedings.

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.

Punjab & Haryana High Court rules that tenants who deny the landlord-tenant relationship in pleadings cannot later invoke provisional rent assessment under the Rent Control Act. The court held that contradictory pleas violate estoppel and undermine judicial integrity, affecting landlords' rights to fair rent determination.