JOGINDER KUMAR BUTAN vs R.P. OBEROI

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the permission granted under Section 21 of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, for leasing a portion of a government official's house for 18 months. The Court ruled that the absence of a written lease agreement did not invalidate the permission, as the parties had made sufficient statements before the Rent Controller. The Court dismissed the appellant's claim of fraud, stating that without factual evidence of abuse of the statute, such a claim could not be substantiated.