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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
SANDEEP V. MARNE
Maharukh Mediomah Patel – Appellant
Versus
Ruksana Barodawala – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. unlawful dispossession established. (Para 1 , 2 , 6 , 10) |
| 2. detailed factual background of occupation. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 8 , 20) |
| 3. arguments regarding the occupation of suit property. (Para 14 , 15 , 17 , 29) |
| 4. court’s assessment of possession and dispossession. (Para 19 , 24 , 27 , 34) |
| 5. final decision favoring restoration of possession. (Para 35 , 39 , 50) |
SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.
1) This is a classic case of a caretaker who had entered the property to take care of a senior citizen and has taken over possession, not just of the property of her care-seeker but has also grabbed the adjoining property of another lonely senior citizen taking disadvantage of his hospitalization. The City Civil Court has upheld the plea of unlawful dispossession in suit filed under Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act,1963, but has declined to decree the suit by adopting a hyper-technical approach that the description of the suit property was not sufficient enough for passing ‘effective’ and ‘enforceable’ decree. Thus, despite succeeding in proving unlawful dispossession, the Plaintiff is denied the relief of restoration of possession resulting in the caretaker succeeding in grab
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