BALWANT SINGH . vs ANAND KUMAR SHARMA . — C.A. No. 910/2001

Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed the tenants' appeal in this Bihar rent control case, upholding the High Court's eviction decree based on rent default. The Court held that under Section 11(1)(d) of the Bihar Buildings (Lease, Rent & Eviction) Control Act, mere acceptance of delayed rent does not constitute waiver of the landlord's eviction rights, and tenants must strictly comply with statutory rent payment deadlines. The Court overruled two prior decisions that had suggested leniency in technical defaults, establishing that when rent arrears reach two months, eviction grounds automatically arise unless the statute explicitly permits time extension. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.