https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175155 An unregistered consent decree purporting to create a fresh lease for more than one year could not validly substitute the existing tenancy, because registration was mandatory for such a lease. The void instrument did not extinguish the tenant's prior status or convert the occupant into a trespasser, and rent control protection continued until lawful surrender or eviction. A landlord could not use self-help, including forcible entry or locking the premises, to dispossess such a tenant; eviction had to proceed in accordance with law. An imprecise High Court certificate did not defeat the appeal where the case raised a substantial question of law of general public importance. en-us Fri, 14 Sep 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 13:00:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175155 An unregistered consent decree purporting to create a fresh lease for more than one year could not validly substitute the existing tenancy, because registration was mandatory for such a lease. The void instrument did not extinguish the tenant's prior status or convert the occupant into a trespasser, and rent control protection continued until lawful surrender or eviction. A landlord could not use self-help, including forcible entry or locking the premises, to dispossess such a tenant; eviction had to proceed in accordance with law. An imprecise High Court certificate did not defeat the appeal where the case raised a substantial question of law of general public importance. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Sep 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175155