JAI NARAIN vs KISHEN CHAND

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, affirming the High Court's ruling that the first proviso to Section 57(2) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 does not apply to cases governed by the Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956. The Court clarified that the phrase 'to which section 54 does not apply' pertains to 'premises' and not to 'suit or proceedings'. The Court held that the High Court correctly reversed its earlier order as the new Act was not applicable to the case at hand.