Achal Mishra vs Rama Shankar Singh And Others

The Supreme Court clarified its earlier order regarding the payment of arrears of rent by the respondents in Civil Appeal No. 3322 of 1998. It was held that Respondent no. 1 had complied with the payment of Rs. 3,50,000 as directed, while Respondent no. 2 was allowed to deduct Rs. 1,45,860 from the ordered deposit of Rs. 3,00,000, resulting in a balance of Rs. 1,54,140. The Court emphasized that the directive for the deposit was made considering the long period of non-payment of rent, and the adjustment was permissible due to the subsequent payment acknowledged by the landlord.