A New Tenancy Act awaiting official sanction is meant to bring transparency, fix accountability and promote fairness in the rental housing segment. What are the salient features?
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.