SHRI NEKI S/O BAKHATAWAR vs SHRI SATNARAIN & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of ejectment under Section 9 of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953, concerning a tenant's default in rent payment for the year 1978. The Court held that the tenant's long-standing possession and regular payment history, coupled with the failure of crops, indicated a bona fide belief in the payment of rent. The Court concluded that the ejectment order was illegal as the tenant had subsequently paid the rent, and the appeal was abated due to the death of the landlord's General Power of Attorney without substitution of legal representatives.