Supreme Court Confirms Rent Act 1997 Covers Municipal Tax Recovery; Suit Under Transfer of Property Act Barred.

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....Applicability of rent act - seeking recovery of Municipal Tax ( including surcharge and water tax/fees) from the tenant - As the monthly rent due and payable would be Rs. 10,000/- per month which cannot be said to be more than ten thousand rupees as monthly rent, the High Court has rightly observed and held that the Act 1997 shall be applicable and therefore the civil suit filed by invoking Section 106 of the TP Act is impliedly barred - SC....