KRISHNA RAO
Molina Dey – Appellant
Versus
Gargi Dey – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Krishna Rao, J. - The plaintiff has filed the instant suit praying for a decree for eviction and recovery of khas possession of the suit property, decree for Rs. 11,50,000/- as damage and mesne profits at the rate of Rs. 10,000/- per diem from 03.02.2021 till 07.02.2021 for further mesne profits at the rate of Rs. 10,000/- per diem until the suit property is not handed over to the plaintiff.
2. The facts of the case is that the plaintiff along with her husband Late Gobinda Prasad Dey have purchased a flat comprising of two rooms, one, kitchen covered marble floored verandah together with attached bath room with privy and one small room having a total area of about 1050 sq. ft. situated on the first floor of Municipal Premises No. 103B, Bidhan Sarani, P.S. Shyampukur, Kolkata - 700 004 by way of registered deed.
3. On 05.06.2008, the husband of the plaintiff died leaving behind the plaintiff as his only legal heir and accordingly by way of inheritance, the plaintiff has inherited the share of the property left behind by her husband and the plaintiff has become sole and absolute owner of the entire property.
4. One Nirmal Kumar Dey, who was the father of the defendants, was the
The legal point established is that legal heirs of a deceased tenant lose their right over the property after a specified period as per the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997.
A successor of a deceased tenant has no tenancy rights if the original tenant's death is not communicated, leading to eviction under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act.
The tenancy rights of the original tenant's children are limited to a period of five years from the tenant's death, as per Section 2(g) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997.
Protection under tenancy laws for non-residential tenants is limited to five years post-death of the original tenant; improper classification of suit leads to jurisdictional dismissal.
In eviction cases, interim mesne profits can be ordered only if the tenant's defense is nearly non-existent, and the claim for occupation charges must be reasonable.
The valuation of a suit is determined by the plaintiff's estimation unless it is grossly improper, and issues of mesne profits must be resolved at trial.
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