https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169724 Where a special rent control statute vests eviction jurisdiction exclusively in the designated Controller, the civil court is excluded by necessary implication from entertaining or decreeing an ejectment suit. The premises remained governed by the rent control regime, and the municipal-land exemption did not apply on the facts. A decree passed without subject-matter jurisdiction is void and non est, so it may be challenged whenever enforcement is sought, including in execution. Such a jurisdictional defect cannot be cured by consent or waiver, and a prior decision on jurisdiction does not operate as res judicata. The impugned decree and execution orders were therefore unsustainable. en-us Fri, 10 Nov 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 01 May 2015 17:41:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169724 Where a special rent control statute vests eviction jurisdiction exclusively in the designated Controller, the civil court is excluded by necessary implication from entertaining or decreeing an ejectment suit. The premises remained governed by the rent control regime, and the municipal-land exemption did not apply on the facts. A decree passed without subject-matter jurisdiction is void and non est, so it may be challenged whenever enforcement is sought, including in execution. Such a jurisdictional defect cannot be cured by consent or waiver, and a prior decision on jurisdiction does not operate as res judicata. The impugned decree and execution orders were therefore unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Nov 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169724