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BMS denies rent default, cites decades of direct payments to trust

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Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh denies allegations of rent default in a dispute with Sir Sobha Singh Public Charitable Trust over their New Delhi office premises.

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  • The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) is currently in a legal dispute with the Sir Sobha Singh Public Charitable Trust regarding alleged rent arrears for rooms in the Sir Sobha Singh Building.
  • The trust claims that rent has been unpaid since January 2006, while BMS argues that it has been making direct payments and later reached a verbal agreement in 2006 to offset rent costs against building repair expenses.
  • A Delhi court has heard the initial arguments and adjourned the matter until November 20.

What to watch next

  • The next court hearing scheduled for November 20
  • Documentation supporting the claimed repair costs of Rs 8 lakh
  • Evidence of rent receipts submitted by BMS

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Adarsh Tiwari

BMS counsel

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  • the organisation had been paying rent directly to the trust for decades
    [1]The Times of India — Delhi2h agoOpen at the quote ↗
    In the article

    of Sir Sobha Singh Building near New Delhi railway station, which once housed Bharatiya Jan Sangh headquarters. Appearing before additional rent controller Devanshu Sajlan, BMS counsel Adarsh Tiwari submitted that the organisation had been paying rent directly to the trust for decades . He further contended that in 2006, both sides had verbally agreed that BMS could undertake repairs at its own cost instead of paying rent. According to BMS, it has spent around Rs 8 lakh on repairs since 2006, an

  • both sides had verbally agreed that BMS could undertake repairs at its own cost instead of paying rent
    [1]The Times of India — Delhi2h agoOpen at the quote ↗
    In the article

    Appearing before additional rent controller Devanshu Sajlan, BMS counsel Adarsh Tiwari submitted that the organisation had been paying rent directly to the trust for decades. He further contended that in 2006, both sides had verbally agreed that BMS could undertake repairs at its own cost instead of paying rent . According to BMS, it has spent around Rs 8 lakh on repairs since 2006, an amount exceeding the rent due with interest. The trust has alleged rent has not been paid since Jan 2006 and that arrears exceeded Rs 1.27 lakh

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