Law: Punjab Rented Premises Act, 2009

Section: 13,15,19

Punjab Rented Premises Act (VII of 2009)--- ----Ss. 13, 15 & 19---Eviction of tenant---Default in payment of rent---Expiry of lease---Verbal extension in lease and deposit of additional security alleged by the tenant---Special Judge (Rent), inherent jurisdiction of---Scope---Application for the eviction of petitioner/tenant was allowed and appeal filed by him was dismissed---Contention of the petitioner /tenant was that respondent /landlord had not claimed eviction on the expiry of lease or default in payment of rent specifically, so eviction passed on said two counts was illegal---Validity---Lease agreement, in the present case, showed that amongst other grounds of its terms and conditions, the reasons on which the eviction could be solicited was the breach of terms and conditions of the rent agreement, and a request was made by the respondent /landlord before the Tribunal that the petitioner/ tenant be directed to handover the vacant possession of the rented premises---Relevant clause of the rent agreement showed that, the period of lease , from the date of commencement of tenancy, was 11 months which was renewable with mutual consent of the parties, and one of the other commitments made therein was to vacate the premises and deliver it to the landlord on the expiry of lease period which was obviously 11 months---The same (vacation on the expiry of lease ) was one of the obligations as provided under S. 13(1)(d) of the Punjab Rented Premises Act, 2009 (Act, 2009) whereas S.15(a) of the Act, 2009 provided for the right of eviction on the expiry of lease while S.15(d) of the Act, 2009 entailed eviction of tenant due to violation of an obligation under S.13---Even otherwise, no receipt or document was produced on record by the petitioner / tenant in support of his plea of payment of additional security nor any written agreement of renewal of tenancy was adduced---Lease agreement was, admittedly, unregistered which automatically lapsed on 11 months---Creation of lease or renewal thereof for more than one year could not be accepted without a registered document which was not the case in the present case---Record revealed that the Appellate Court took note of…

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