https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156471 In leave-to-defend proceedings under Section 18-A of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, the existence of triable issues is decisive where the landlord's NRI status and the landlord-tenant relationship are specifically disputed. The Rent Controller must independently examine the applications on the material before it, and the landlord bears the burden of establishing entitlement to eviction under Section 13-B. Applying these principles, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's remand for fresh consideration of the tenants' applications and declined interference. en-us Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:28:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156471 In leave-to-defend proceedings under Section 18-A of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, the existence of triable issues is decisive where the landlord's NRI status and the landlord-tenant relationship are specifically disputed. The Rent Controller must independently examine the applications on the material before it, and the landlord bears the burden of establishing entitlement to eviction under Section 13-B. Applying these principles, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's remand for fresh consideration of the tenants' applications and declined interference. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156471