IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
KRISHNA RAO, J.
Poddar Projects Limited & Anr. - Plaintiff
Versus
Economic Transport Organization Ltd. – Defendant
IA No: GA 6 of 2019, (Old No: GA 2770 of 2019), In CS 142 of 2013
Decided On : 09-02-2023
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 – Order 37 – Chapter XIIIA (B), Rule 6, 7 and 9 – West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 – Transfer of Property Act, 1882 – Section 106 – Decree for eviction – Default of making payment – Duration of certain leases in absence of written contract or local usage – Held, In default of making payment of monthly occupational charges, for month or any of future monthly occupational charges, decree for khas possession shall automatically follow and for which there would be no need to apply afresh – In order passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court it was also clarified that payment made would abide by final outcome of suit – Court is of view that order passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court is not a conditional leave to defend suit – Hon’ble Supreme Court has passed order for ends of justice, if, defendant has chosen not to deposit said amount, same would be an additional ground for plaintiff during trial of suit – G.A. dismissed.
JUDGMENT :
(Krishna Rao, J.) :
1. The plaintiffs have filed the instant application for a direction to draw and complete the decree for eviction against the defendant as per the claim made by the plaintiff.
2. The plaintiffs have filed the suit against the defendant praying for following reliefs :
b) Decree for mesne profits of Rs. 50/-per sq.ft. per day from 21st October, 2012 till the date of institution of the suit as pleaded in paragraph 24 above;
c) Decree for further mesne profits @ Rs. 50/-per sq. ft. per day from the date of institution of the suit till recovery of possession as pleaded in paragraph 24 above;
d) Receiver;
e) Injunction;
f) Costs;
g) Further and other reliefs.”
3. After filing of the suit, the plaintiffs have filed an application being G.A. No. 2883 of 2013 under Chapter XIIIA of the Original Side Rule of this Court seeking summary eviction of the defendant upon expiry of the notice period. The application filed by the plaintiffs was duly contested by the defendant and this court had disposed of G.A. No. 2883 of 2013 by an order dt. 28th February, 2017 by passing the following order :
GA No. 2883 of 2013 and GA No. 2905 of 2013 accordingly stand disposed of.”
4. Being aggrieved with the order dt. 28th February, 2017, the defendant had preferred an appeal being APD No. 86 of 2017 and in the said appeal, the plaintiffs have preferred a cross objection against the said order. The appellate court had disposed of the appeal and cross objection by judgment dt. 22nd August, 2017. In the said appeal the appellate court held that the cross objection preferred by the plaintiffs is not maintainable and the allow the appeal preferred by the defendant by passing the following Judgment :
5. The plaintiffs being aggrieved with the Judgment dt. 22nd August, 2017 had preferred a Special Leave Petition and the Hon’ble Supreme Court had disposed of the said SLP on 18th October, 2019 by passing the following order :
The requirement to pay occupational charges as a condition for leave to defend is enforceable, and non-compliance results in forfeiture of the right to defend the eviction suit.
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