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Mam Chand Pal vs Smt. Shanti Agarwal on 14 February, 2002

What follows from the abovesaid discussion is that the proviso to clause (i) of sub-section (2) of Section 13 must be read as obliging the Controller to assess, by means of passing an order, the arrears of rent, the interest and the cost of litigation all the three, which the tenant shall pay or tender on the first date of first hearing of the main petition following the date of such assessment by Controller. Such order based on an opinion formed prima facie by perusal of the pleadings and such other material as may be available before the Controller on that day would be an interim or provisional order which shall have to give way to a final order to be made on further enquiry to be held later in the event of there being a dispute between the parties calling for such determination. The Controller would, however, at the outset assess the rent, the interest and the cost of application in the light of and to the extent of dispute, if any, raised by the tenant. Such amount, as determined by Controller shall be liable to be paid or tendered by the Controller on the 'first date of hearing' falling after the date of the preliminary or provisional order of Controller. The expression "the date of first hearing" came up recently for the consideration of this Court in Mam Chand Pal Vs Smt. Shanti Agarwal (C.A. No.1187 of 2002 decided on 14.2.2002). It was held that 'the date of first hearing' is the date on which the Court applies its mind to the facts and controversy involved in the case. Any date prior to such date would not be date of first hearing. For instance, date for framing of issues would be the date of first hearing when the Court has to apply its mind to the facts of the case. Where the procedure applicable is the one as applicable to Small Cause Courts, there being no provision for framing of the issues, any date fixed for hearing of the case would be the first date for the purpose. The date fixed for filing of the written statement is not the date of hearing. Keeping in view the interpretation so placed on 'the date of first hearing' the obligation cast by the proviso under consideration can be discharged by the Controller on any date fixed for framing of the issues or for hearing. It would be the obligation of the parties to place the relevant material on record, in the shape of affidavits or documents, which would enable the Controller to make a provisional judicial assessment and place it on record to satisfy the spirit of the proviso. It would be desirable if the Rent Controller specifically appoints a date for the purpose of such assessment and order so that the parties are put on adequate notice and bring the relevant material on record to assist the Controller. A litigant cannot be expected to be ready to comply with the order of the Controller on the very day on which the order is made. How could he anticipate what order the Controller would be making?
Supreme Court of India Cites 6 - Cited by 30 - B Kumar - Full Document

Manohar Lal Chopra vs Rai Bahadur Rao Raja Seth Hiralal on 16 November, 1961

A statute can never be exhaustive, and therefore, Raghubar Dayal,J. speaking for himself and Wanchoo and Das Gupta, JJ. observed in Manohar Lal Chopra v. Rai Bahadur Rao Raja Seth Hiralal, AIR 1962 SC 527 at page 532, "that the Legislature is incapable of contemplating all the possible circumstances which may arise in future litigation and consequently for providing the procedure for them."
Supreme Court of India Cites 22 - Cited by 586 - R Dayal - Full Document

The Newabganj Sugar Mills Co. Ltd. And ... vs The Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors. on 16 September, 1975

Sometimes when a difficult situation arises it may demand such directions being made as would pragmatically meet the needs of the situation and resort can be had to the inherent powers of the Court, if need be. Krishna Iyer, J. in The Newabganj Sugar Mills Co. Ltd. and others v. The Union of India and others, (1976) 1 SCC 120, held "The difficulty we face here cannot force us to abandon the inherent powers of the Court to do", and he quoted Jim. R. Carrigam to say - "The inherent power has its roots in necessity and its breadth is co-extensive with the necessity."
Supreme Court of India Cites 1 - Cited by 27 - V R Iyer - Full Document

Jaipur Mineral Development Syndicate, ... vs The Commissioner Of Income Tax, New ... on 16 December, 1976

H.R. Khanna, J. observed in M/s. Jaipur Mineral Development Syndicate, Jaipur v. The Commissioner of I.T., New Delhi, (1977) 1 SCC 508 : "The Courts have power, in the absence of any express or implied prohibition, to pass an order as may be necessary for the ends of justice or to prevent the abuse of the process of the court. To hold otherwise would result in quite a number of cases in gross miscarriage of justice." Jurisdiction to pass procedural orders though not specifically contemplated by statute can be spelled out from what was said by Hidayatullah, J. (as he then was) in Mahant Ram as Vs. Ganga Das, AIR 1961 SC 882, when orders are 'in essence in terrorem so that dilatory litigants might put themselves in order and avoid delay' the Courts are not powerless to meet a situation for 'such orders are not like the law of the Medes and the Persians'.
Supreme Court of India Cites 5 - Cited by 104 - H R Khanna - Full Document
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