P&H: Unconditional stay cannot be granted from order of eviction but shall be subject to payment of entire arrears of rent and subject to monthly rent
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an appellate authority should not grant an unconditional stay of an eviction order passed by the Rent Controller.
High Court was hearing revision petition challenged the order by the Appellate Authority staying operation of an eviction order.
The petitioner argued that while the stay order could be continued, it ought not to have been granted without conditions. He submitted that the tenant should have been directed to clear the entire arrears of rent and continue paying rent every month. According to him, about Rs. 1.80 lakh was outstanding.
The High Court agreed...
