SURINDER PAL KAUR vs SATPAL

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the appellants' eviction petition under Section 13 of the Haryana Urban (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1973, ruling that the appellants lacked the legal standing to file the petition as they were not the rightful landlords. The Court emphasized that the relationship of landlord and tenant must be established for eviction proceedings, and since the appellants were acting as office bearers of a temple management committee, they could not claim ownership. The Court affirmed the lower courts' findings regarding the appellants' lack of authority to collect rent and maintain the eviction petition.