Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition of Tenant in Eviction Proceedings Under Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 — Delay Condonation Application Rejected on Constructive Res Judicata Basis Set Aside as Earlier Dismissals Were Not on Merits. The Court held that dismissal of earlier applications for setting aside ex parte decree due to non-compliance with mandatory deposit under Section 17 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 did not operate as constructive res judicata, as there was no adjudication on merits.
18 Jun 2015The writ petition arose from eviction proceedings under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999, wherein the respondent-landlord had obtained an ex par...
