Delay in Rent Payment cannot be condoned for Wilful Defaulters: SC

The first contention of the learned senior counsel for the tenant is that the order dated 07.02.2005 passed under Section 15(1) of the Act has been modified by the Rent Controller by his order dated 05.07.2011. Therefore, the Rent Controller was not justified in passing an order of eviction for non-payment of rent in terms of the order dated 7^th February, 2005. There is no merit in this contention. As noticed above, the appellant claimed rent @ Rupees five hundred per month from 1^st April, 2001 along with interest thereon by issuing a deman

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