Punit Ahluwalia vs Gurjeewan Garewal

The Supreme Court held that the Rent Controller erred in entertaining a second petition for stay under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, after previously rejecting a similar petition under Section 10 on merits. The Court emphasized that there was no fresh cause of action or new grounds to justify the second application. Consequently, the Court set aside the orders of both the Rent Controller and the High Court, directing the Rent Controller to dispose of the proceedings within six months and to avoid unnecessary adjournments.