Hello,
So we had leased our house to a tenant for the last 1 year and 3 months. We had a rent agreement in place that included a 1 month notice period that expired 3 months back. We had asked him to vacate on bond end and so, did not renew the agreement. However, despite asking repeatedly in December and January , he refused not only to move out but also not pay the rent. We asked the local police department to help in the issue and they obtained in writing that he will pay the due rent by 5 th March and will also move out by 10 March. However to our surprise today, we received a court summon asking us to be present at court on 16th of this month. In the documents attached, there are fake receipts with forged signature where in he claims to have paid all due rent on time and that we repeated tortured him to the point of him considering suicide. We never gave out receipts and he always deposited the rent (Rs 6000) in our bank account. Please suggest a course of action. The summons did not have a court seal but an advocate seal. Is it legally valid?
