K.A. GRACE vs M.S. LAKSHMIPATHI NAIDU .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that the Revision Petition under Section 21 of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 was not maintainable due to non-compliance with Section 29(1), which mandates that a tenant must pay all arrears of rent before contesting eviction proceedings. The Court reiterated that the tenant's failure to deposit rent by the time of filing the Revision Petition invalidated their right to contest. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, affirming the eviction order against the petitioners.