RASHPAL MALHOTRA vs MRS. SATYA RAJPUT AND ANOTHER

The Supreme Court upheld the eviction order under Section 13 of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, ruling that the tenancy agreement was not with the appellant but with a legal entity, Kailash Chemical and Textile Mills Ltd. The Court clarified that the appellant, although signing on behalf of the lessee, was not a tenant and thus the eviction proceedings were maintainable. The Court emphasized that the parties were aware of the true nature of the tenancy and that no prejudice was caused by the absence of formal parties in the eviction suit.