Tenant’s Rs 10L deposit claim fails; Delhi HC orders payment for unauthorised stay

 The case involved a tenant, who rented a 238.38 sq. ft shop in 2014 from a couple in Delhi. The agreed monthly rent was Rs 25,500. However, the 11-month rent agreement was never registered. The tenant subsequently claimed that he had paid the landlords Rs 10 lakh in cash as a security deposit between November 2016 and March 2017. The case involved a tenant, who rented a 238.38 sq. ft shop in 2014 from a couple in Delhi. The agreed monthly rent was Rs 25,500. However, the 11-month rent agreement was never registered. The tenant subsequently claimed that he had paid the landlords Rs 10 lakh in cash as a security deposit between November 2016 and March 2017.