V.N.VASUDEVA vs SETH KIRORIMAL LUHARIWALA

The Supreme Court held that an order under Section 15(1) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, for the deposit of rent is a preliminary order and can be made at an interlocutory stage, not requiring a full trial. The Court distinguished the case from Nalinakhya Bysack v. Shyam Sunder Halder, A.I.R. 1952 Cal. 198, affirming that the notice under Section 46(5A) of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922, does not constitute a garnishee order, allowing the appellant to pay rent without incurring personal liability. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower courts' orders for rent deposit.