Landlord and tenant—Forfeiture—Relief against—Non-payment of rent—Accrual of
cause of action—Whether subsequent payment of rent abates cause of action —
Magistrate's discretion to discharge or rescind order for recovery of possession—
Whether discretion rightly exercised in refusing application for stay of execution on
ground that applicant "chronic defaulter"—Whether relief against forfeiture under
section 212 of Common Law Procedure Act, 1852, extends to action commenced
under section 17 (1) (a) of Act 220—Differences in remedies under the two sections—
Payment by tenant into court of amount covering only arrears of rent leaving mesne
profits outstanding—Whether relief under section 212 available to tenant—Rent Act,
1963 (Act 220), s. 17 (1) (a) and (3)—Courts Act, 1971 (Act 372), s. 111 (1)—Common
Law Procedure Act, 1852 (15 & 16 Vict., c. 76), ss. 210 and 212.