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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
SANJAY AGRAWAL, AMITENDRA KISHORE PRASAD
Gulabchandra Samual S/o Shri Samual Joseph – Appellant
Versus
Manish Sharma (Dead) Through Jyoti Sharma W/o Late Manish Sharma – Respondent
ORDER :
Amitendra Kishore Prasad, J .
1. By way of this petition, the petitioner/tenant seeks to challenge the order dated 8.1.2026 (Annexure P/1) passed by the Chhattisgarh Rent Control Tribunal, Raipur in Miscellaneous Appeal No.20/2025. The petitioner further seeks the allowance of his application under Order 1 Rule 10 of the CPC, whereby he has sought leave to implead the legatees/beneficiaries of the ‘Will’ dated 12.8.1997 as necessary and proper parties.
2. The petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs in the petition :
“(i) That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to call for the entire records concerning the case of the petitioner from the possession of the Courts below for its kind perusal.
(ii) That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to set aside/quash the impugned order dated 8.1.2026 (Annexure P/1) passed by learned CG Rent Control Tribunal, Raipur in Misc. Appeal No.20/2025 and consequently allowing application under Order 1 Rule 10 of CPC of the petitioner, permit him to implead the legatee/ beneficiaries of the Will dated 12.8.1997 as necessary party to the suit.
(iii) That this Hon'ble Court may also kindly be pleased to grant any other relief deemed fit
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