New Delhi: A day after a petition by Sir Sobha Singh Public Charitable Trust over alleged non-payment of rent by Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) surfaced, the trade outfit Friday told a Delhi court that it had been paying rent directly to the trust for decades and had rent receipts issued in its name. The matter was adjourned to Nov 20.The dispute pertains to four rooms across two floors 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 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 as of Feb 2021.
