https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282935 Pending eviction proceedings saved by a repealing-and-saving clause had to reflect a later statutory modification where the new Act substantially changed the earlier rule from a mandatory consequence to a discretionary power. The Court held that the modified discretion under the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 applied to the pending matter, and the tenant's delayed payment was a relevant factor that should have been considered in exercising that discretion. Because neither the trial court nor the appellate court considered the statutory change, the proceedings were not according to law, and the revisional court ought to have interfered and set aside the order striking out the defence. en-us Tue, 17 Dec 1963 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 31 Aug 2019 14:20:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282935 Pending eviction proceedings saved by a repealing-and-saving clause had to reflect a later statutory modification where the new Act substantially changed the earlier rule from a mandatory consequence to a discretionary power. The Court held that the modified discretion under the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 applied to the pending matter, and the tenant's delayed payment was a relevant factor that should have been considered in exercising that discretion. Because neither the trial court nor the appellate court considered the statutory change, the proceedings were not according to law, and the revisional court ought to have interfered and set aside the order striking out the defence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Dec 1963 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282935