SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
THACKER HARIRAM MOTIRAM
Versus
BALKRISHAN CHATRABHU THACKER
Decided on, April 25,1988
Constitution of India, 1950 - Handing over vacant possession of the suit - Vacate and give vacant possession of the suit premises - Interim order staying dispossession was granted by this court - It appears that before Judge of High court advocate who appeared for petitioner requested that in view fact that decree for actual possession was being passed in second appeal tenant might be given some reasonable time for handing over vacant possession suit premises to original plaintiffs - He further submitted that period of about three years might be granted for this purpose - Advocate for original plaintiffs vehemently opposed this request for time – Held, Judge after considering request for handing over possession directed that one year’s time be given and further undertaking should be given within period of three weeks staling that vacant possession would be handed over within aforesaid time - It appears that undertaking was affirmed wherein it was stated that appellant would vacate and give vacant possession suit premises by to say after one year if by that time no stay order from Supreme court is received as court intend to file an appeal in Supreme court - This undertaking filed by appellant in our opinion is in clear variation with oral undertaking given to Judge which induced him to give one year’s time – Court do not wish to encourage this kind of practice for obtaining time from court on one plea filing undertaking and taking different stand in applications Article Constitution - In that view of matter interim order is vacated and we direct that appellant should hand over possession to respondents forthwith – Order accordingly
( 1 ) INTERIM order staying dispossession was granted by this court on 24/01/1986. It appears that before the learned Judge of the High court the learned advocate who appeared for the petitioner, requested that in view of the fact that the decree for actual possession was being passed in second appeal, the tenant might be given some reasonable time for "handing over vacant possession of the suit premises to the original plaintiffs". He further submitted that a period of about three years might be granted for this purpose. The learned advocate for the original plaintiffs vehemently opposed this request for time. The learned Judge after considering the request for handing over the possession directed that one years time be given and further undertaking should be given within a period of three weeks "staling that vacant possession would be handed over within the aforesaid time. " It appears that the undertaking was affirmed on 9/11/1984 wherein it was stated that the appellant would vacate and give vacant possession of the suit premises by 31/12/1985 i. e. , to say after one year if "by that time no stay order from the Supreme court is received as I intend to file an appeal in the Supreme court". This undertaking filed by the appellant in our opinion is in clear variation with the oral undertaking given to thelearned Judge which induced him to give one years time. We do not wish to encourage this kind of practice for obtaining time from the court on one plea of filing the undertaking and taking the different stand, in applications under Article 136 of the Constitution. In that view of the matter the interim order is vacated and we direct that the appellant should hand over possession to the respondents forthwith.
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