SUBHASH KUMAR LATA vs R.C. CHHIBA & ANR.

The Supreme Court held that under Section 21 of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, the Rent Controller must apply his mind before granting sanction for eviction. The Court found that the landlord obtained sanction by withholding information regarding an existing tenancy, rendering the sanction vitiated by fraud and thus a nullity. The Court upheld the High Court's decision that the respondents' tenancy rights were not governed by the fraudulent sanction, affirming the dismissal of the execution applications.