V.S. RAHI AND ANR. vs SMT. RAM CHAMBELI

The Supreme Court held that under Section 21 of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, a landlord must come with clean hands and cannot suppress or falsify facts to obtain possession. The Court found that the landlady's permission was obtained through misleading statements regarding her need for the premises, which disqualified her from invoking Section 21. Consequently, the Court allowed the tenant's appeal, reversing the orders of the Rent Control Tribunal and the High Court, thereby denying the landlady's eviction request.