[Letter from N Dandekar]

Summary

This two-page letter, dated 18 August 1975 and signed by N. Dandekar as Adviser, addresses the payment of rent for premises occupied by The White Star as a sub-tenant. Dandekar reviews two letters from Bharatiya Lok Dal officials, Madhu Mehta and V. P. Bhatia, both demanding that the rent be paid to the BLD rather than to any other party. He also refers to the Chief Election Commissioner’s January 1975 order concerning the amalgamation of the Swatantra Party, B.K.D., and Utkal Congress to form the Bharatiya Lok Dal.

Key points

• The letter concerns rent for the portion of premises occupied by The White Star as a sub-tenant.
• Two Bharatiya Lok Dal officials request that the rent be paid to the BLD.
• Dandekar cites findings in the Chief Election Commissioner’s order on the formation of the Bharatiya Lok Dal.
• He advises The White Star’s proprietors not to decide the competing tenancy claim themselves.
• The recommended course is to pay monthly rent directly to the superior landlord, Sassoon J. David & Co. Ltd.
• The superior landlord is left to determine the competing claims to the tenancy on their merits.