MARTIN & HARRIS PVT. LTD. vs RAJENDRA MEHTA .

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of provisional rent in Civil Appeal No. 5163 of 2007, determining that the Additional District and Sessions Judge's order to fix rent at Rs. 1 lac was unjustified. The Court modified the interim order, setting the ad hoc rent at Rs. 60,000 per month pending the final disposal of civil suit No. 61/2002. The Court emphasized that the civil court must expeditiously resolve the pending suit within nine months, ensuring no adjournments are sought by the parties.