In 2016, the Himachal Pradesh High Court struck down the procedure for determining standard rent in section 4 of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987, as amended by H.P. Act No. 8 of…
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In 2016, the Himachal Pradesh High Court struck down the procedure for determining standard rent in section 4 of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987, as amended by H.P. Act No. 8 of 2012. Which Articles of the Constitution did it hold the procedure to violate?
Articles 14 and 19
Articles 14 and 21
Articles 21 and 300A
Articles 19 and 300A
Answer and explanation
In Chaman Lal Bali v. State of Himachal Pradesh (2016), the Court found that the section 4 procedure, lacking proper norms and guidelines, was “not founded on any intelligible differentia”, bore no rational relation to the object of the Act and failed the test of reasonableness, so it violated Articles 14 and 19. The landlords had also invoked Articles 21 and 300A, but the holding on section 4 rests on Articles 14 and 19.
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