Rent Control Act protects both landlords and tenants

Mangal Das son of late Shri Asandas Vs Amar Singh Son of Shri Moolchand Chauhan (Rajasthan High Court) The basic object of the Rent Control Act, 1950 is to save the harassment of tenant from unscrupulous landlords. However, such object of the Rent Control Act, 1950 may not be misconstrued to deprive the landlords of their bona fide properties for all times to come. Facts- The rented premise comprising two shops bearing AMC No.11/12 situated at Imperial Road, Ajmer were in tenancy of the tenant-Mangal Das since 1948 @ Rs.150/- per month. The respondent-plaintiff-landlord instituted a civil suit...