https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289081 The court held that the extra municipal tax payment made by the tenant cannot be considered as rent, as the contractual rent is confined to the amounts specified in the registered lease deed. Consequently, the monthly rent remained below Rs. 400, rendering the premises subject to the Rent Act provisions. The Chief Rent Controller was deemed to have jurisdiction to hear and decide on the fair rent application. The writ appeal was granted, and the writ petition was rejected with costs. en-us Tue, 26 Nov 1968 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Jul 2020 15:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289081 The court held that the extra municipal tax payment made by the tenant cannot be considered as rent, as the contractual rent is confined to the amounts specified in the registered lease deed. Consequently, the monthly rent remained below Rs. 400, rendering the premises subject to the Rent Act provisions. The Chief Rent Controller was deemed to have jurisdiction to hear and decide on the fair rent application. The writ appeal was granted, and the writ petition was rejected with costs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 26 Nov 1968 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289081