U. DURGA PRASAD RAO
Medikonda Venkateswara Rao – Appellant
Versus
Marapu Suresh Naidu – Respondent
ORDER :
1. Challenge in this C.R.P. is to the order dated 21.08.2023 in I.A. No. 215/2022 in O.S. No. 275/2021 passed by learned VII Additional Senior Civil Judge, Visakhapatnam dismissing the petition filed by the petitioner/plaintiff under Order XV(A) r/w 151 CPC praying the Court to direct the respondent/defendant to pay admitted monthly rents due from 01.02.2021 to 28.02.2022 @ Rs.1,80,000/- per month.
2. The factual matrix of the case which led to file the instant C.R.P. is thus:
(b) According to the petitioner, the respondent is his tenant and he has taken the suit schedule property on lease for running the hospital by name Adithya Multi Care Hospital. He was inducted tenancy in the year 2012. The agreed rent was Rs.2,00,000/- per month and the respondent has paid rents only Rs.18,000/- till 11.11.2020. Subsequently, both parties entered into unregistered lease deeds dated 29.03.
Order XV(A) CPC requires an admission of the landlord-tenant relationship for its applicability; disputes over this relationship preclude its enforcement.
The main legal point established is that the defendant must comply with the provisions of Order XV Rule 5 of the C.P.C. and pay the admitted rent at the first hearing and the monthly amount due throu....
A landlord-tenant relationship must be acknowledged for the court to enforce rent deposits; mere denial does not negate the obligation to pay legally due rent.
The court upheld the Tribunal's order for payment of rent arrears under Order 15-A of CPC, emphasizing the necessity of summary enquiry for disputed amounts.
The court emphasized that the discretionary power under Order XV Rule 5 of the CPC must be exercised judiciously, particularly in cases of non-payment of rent, reflecting the parties' conduct.
The Court emphasized that an order under Order 39 Rule 10 CPC and/or Order XV-A CPC is an interim measure to safeguard the interest of the plaintiff/owner, and should be carefully passed to protect t....
The court established the requirement of tenants to deposit rent during dispute resolution, affirming the trial court's interim orders.
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