BRIJ KISHORE GUPTA vs VISHWAMITRAKAPUR

The Supreme Court held that under the Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control Act, 1952, a tenant could be ejected for erecting unauthorized structures even if those structures were removed before or during the pendency of the suit. The Court clarified that the provisions of Section 14(11) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, which allows for relief against eviction, could apply to pending proceedings, as they merely modified the earlier provisions rather than representing a radical departure. Consequently, the appeals were decided in favor of the tenants, allowing for relief under the modified provisions of the 1958 Act.