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Section 1 in The Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 [Entire Act]
Mitter Sen Jain vs Shakuntala Devi on 19 April, 2000
The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in case Mitter Sen Jain Vs. Shakuntala
Devi 85(2000) Delhi Law Times 658 (SC) has held that-
„Even if any new area is included within the urban area of Municipal
Corporation of Delhi, a further notification is required to be issued
under proviso to Sub-section (2) of Section 1 of the Delhi Rent Control
Act. Unless the area is so specified in the Schedule by a notification,
the provisions of the Delhi Rent Control Act cannot be made applicable
to that area. It is admitted that no notification has yet been issued
under the proviso to Sub-section (2) of Section 1 of the Delhi Rent
Control Act specifying Sagarpur area within the schedule of the Act. In
absence of such a notification, the provisions of Delhi Rent Control Act
cannot be enforced to the area, namely, Sagarpur.‟
In the present case, the village Sikdarpur was added in the Union Territory of
Delhi. However, there is no notification filed by the appellant/defendant or any
other document filed on record to show that the Revenue Estate of Sikdarpur is
urbanized and Delhi Rent Control Act is applicable to the Revenue Estate of
Sikdarpur. Unless the Revenue Estate of Sikdarpur where the suit property is
notified for its urbanization, the same cannot be said to be covered under the
Delhi Rent Control Act. The plea taken by the Learned Counsel of
appellant/defendant that the suit of the respondent/plaintiff is barred u/s 50 of
Delhi rent Control Act, 1958 is without force.
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