Kimti Lal vs Jaswinder Kaur(N.R.I)

The Supreme Court held that the Rent Controller's dismissal of the appellant's application under Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restrictions Act, 1949, on the grounds of limitation was erroneous. The Court emphasized that the appellant should have been granted leave to contest the landlord's eviction petition. Consequently, the appeal was allowed, the impugned orders were set aside, and the appellant was granted eight weeks to file a written statement, with a directive for the Rent Controller to dispose of the main petition within six months.