https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192974 Landlords directly affected by a writ challenge to a rent-control exemption order are proper parties and may be impleaded and heard in certiorari proceedings. The power under Section 13 to exempt a building was treated as an administrative discretion, not a judicial or quasi-judicial function, so the order was not vulnerable to certiorari on that basis alone. The constitutional challenge failed because the exemption did not violate equality or the statutory tenancy rights protected under the Act, and Section 13 was treated as a permissible restriction. Allegations of mala fides were also rejected for want of proof. en-us Tue, 19 Aug 1952 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 06 Jul 2017 15:32:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192974 Landlords directly affected by a writ challenge to a rent-control exemption order are proper parties and may be impleaded and heard in certiorari proceedings. The power under Section 13 to exempt a building was treated as an administrative discretion, not a judicial or quasi-judicial function, so the order was not vulnerable to certiorari on that basis alone. The constitutional challenge failed because the exemption did not violate equality or the statutory tenancy rights protected under the Act, and Section 13 was treated as a permissible restriction. Allegations of mala fides were also rejected for want of proof. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 19 Aug 1952 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192974