https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157760 A rent control statute that requires rent to be paid within a prescribed time treats arrears within the statutory period as a default ground for eviction, and strict compliance is necessary. Mere acceptance of delayed rent by the landlord does not waive the tenant's statutory default or remove the eviction ground. Earlier decisions cited by the tenants were treated as non-binding or confined to technical facts, and were not accepted as overruling the relevant High Court view. The discussion confirms that equitable considerations cannot defeat the statute where continued protection depends on timely payment. en-us Tue, 28 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:22:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157760 A rent control statute that requires rent to be paid within a prescribed time treats arrears within the statutory period as a default ground for eviction, and strict compliance is necessary. Mere acceptance of delayed rent by the landlord does not waive the tenant's statutory default or remove the eviction ground. Earlier decisions cited by the tenants were treated as non-binding or confined to technical facts, and were not accepted as overruling the relevant High Court view. The discussion confirms that equitable considerations cannot defeat the statute where continued protection depends on timely payment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 28 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157760