In Brief
The Supreme Court dismissed civil appeals challenging a High Court order in two separate eviction petitions based on non-payment of rent arrears. The Court held that Section 7 of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 requires tenants to deposit admitted or determined arrears within one month to avoid eviction. A mere application for determining disputed rent amounts is insufficient without actual deposit of the assessed arrears. The Court ruled that tenants cannot invoke the Limitation Act to circumvent this statutory requirement, as deposit is a mandatory condition, not merely a procedural obligation.
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