The Calcutta High Court has held that a tenant’s deposit of rent with the Rent Controller instead of the Civil Judge, following the institution of an ejectment suit, constitutes a “technical default” rather than a real default. The Court ruled that such an irregularity does not warrant striking out the tenant’s defence against delivery of
Deposit of Rent with Rent Controller Instead of Civil Judge is a ‘Technical Default’, Not Ground for Striking Out Defence: Calcutta High Court
