The Supreme Court has recently said that failure to pay rent may have civil consequences, but is not a penal offence under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, while quashing an FIR registered against a woman and others for allegedly not vacating a property in dispute.
New Delhi (ILNS): The Supreme Court of India today stayed contempt proceedings pending in the Uttarakhand High Court against former chief ministers who are staying in government bungalows and have not started paying rent yet.
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The Delhi High Court on Thursday held that Tenants’ plea is for extension of the doctrine of suspension of rent to cases which are covered by lockdown due to COVID-19 is not maintainable and tenancies are not governed by Section 56 of Indian Contract Act, 1872.