Delhi Higher Judicial Service (DHJS) Delhi Rent Control Act & Specific Relief Act Syllabus

Delhi Higher Judicial Service (DHJS) Delhi Rent Control Act & Specific Relief Act: topic-wise syllabus

1. 1

   Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (Sections 1-57)

   ~100 marks

   • Applicability and Exemptions (Section 1-3): Government Properties, Cantonment, Hotels, Premises of Educational Institutions
   • Definitions: Tenant (Section 2(i)), Landlord (Section 2(e)), Standard Rent, Premises, Competent Authority
   • Standard Rent Determination (Sections 4-9): Basic Rent, Annual Value, Increases Permitted
   • Letting and Sub-letting (Sections 12-17): Vacant Premises Notice, Permission for Sub-letting
   • Eviction of Tenants (Section 14): Non-payment of Rent (Section 14(1)(a)), Sub-letting (14(1)(b)), Bona Fide Requirement (14(1)(e) — Landlord's/Owner's Occupation), Building for Demolition/Reconstruction (14(1)(f)), Nuisance/Misuse (14(1)(k))
   • Protection of Tenants: No Eviction Except Under Act, Limited Grounds, Comparative Hardship
   • Tenant's Rights: Right to Sub-let (Where Permitted), Deposit of Rent When Landlord Refuses (Section 27)
   • Jurisdiction and Procedure: Rent Controller, Appeal to Rent Control Tribunal, Revision to High Court (Section 39)
   • Case Law: Renu v Rishi (Section 14(1)(e)); Shanti Prasad v Addl Distt Judge (Bona Fide Requirement)
2. 2

   Specific Relief Act, 1963

   ~100 marks

   • Recovery of Possession (Sections 5-6): Summary Suit Under Section 6, Title Suit Under Section 5, Differences
   • Specific Performance of Contracts (Sections 10-21): Contracts Enforceable, Contracts Not Enforceable (Personal Service, Compensation Adequate)
   • Discretion of Court (Section 20): Circumstances Refusing Relief, Mala Fides, Hardship, Inequitable
   • Readiness and Willingness (Section 16(c)), Who May Obtain (Sections 15-16)
   • Rectification of Instruments (Sections 26): Mutual Mistake, Fraud
   • Rescission of Contracts (Sections 27-30): Grounds, Effects, Alternative Claim
   • Cancellation of Instruments (Sections 31-33): When Void/Voidable, Partial Cancellation
   • Declaratory Decrees (Sections 34-35): Legal Character, Title to Property, Conditions
   • Injunctions (Sections 36-42): Permanent, Temporary, Mandatory (Section 39), Prohibitory, Quia Timet
   • Damages in Lieu of Injunction (Section 40), Injunction When Refused (Section 41)