NASIRUDDIN . vs SITA RAM AGARWAL — C.A. No. 5077/1998

Case Summary: Nasiruddin v. Sita Ram Agarwal Decision (28 January 2003): The Supreme Court allowed the landlord's appeal and set aside the High Court judgment. The Court held that: (1) Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 does not apply to defaults in depositing rent under Section 13(4) of the Rajasthan Premises (Control of Rent & Eviction) Act, 1950, and (2) courts cannot extend the deposit period beyond three months or condone delays in rent payment unless the statute expressly provides such power. Since the Rajasthan Act uses mandatory language ("shall") with fixed time limits and no condonation provision, the tenant's delayed deposit application was correctly rejected. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.