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2022 Supreme(Gau) 600

IN THE HIGH COURT OF GAUHATI, (Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram And Arunachal Pradesh)
Devashis Baruah, J.
Dilip Chowdhury S/o. Late Satish Chandra Chowdhury – Petitioner
Versus
The Ahmed Tea Company Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent
C.R.P. No.127 Of 2017
Decided On : 14-09-2022

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. D. Mazumdar, Senior Advocate, Mr. S. Biswas, Advocate.
For the Respondents:Mrs. S. Sharma, Advocate.

Point of Law: It is clarified that during this period of six months the defendant shall continue to make payment of amount of Rs. 60/- per month in the form of compensation to plaintiff.

Headnote:

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Section 115,151 - Assam Urban Areas rent Control Act, - 1972 - Section 5(1), 5 (1) (e),5 (4) - Revision – Saving Of inherent powers of court - Whether suit is maintainable in law - Whether defendant is liable to be evicted for alleged violation of agreed terms and conditions - Whether suit premise is bonafide requirement by plaintiff - Whether defendant is defaulter in paying his monthly due rent - It is also clarified that during this period, defendant shall remain in possession of suit premises as custodian of plaintiff and shall not do any act or acts which may effect the rights of plaintiff over suit premises in any manner whatsoever. (Para 25).

Findings of the Court: Respondent shall be entitled to rent for period of eviction proceedings either through adjustment from rent already deposited in Court or by making an application before Executing Court to decide on his entitlement of rent during the pendency of eviction proceedings and Executing Court would permit tenant/petitioner herein to controvert allegations of non-payment of rent during pendency of eviction proceedings and thereupon decide in accordance with law.

Result: Petition dismissed.

JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Mr. D. Mazumdar, the learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. S. Biswas, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs. S. Sharma, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent.

2. This is an application under Section 115 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (for short, the Code) challenging the judgment and decree dated 22.12.2016 passed by the learned Civil Judge, Dibrugarh in Title Appeal No.61/2012 whereby the appeal was dismissed and the judgment and decree passed by the Court of the Munsiff No.2, Dibrugarh in Title Suit No.116/2006 dated 23.08.2012 was affirmed.

3. Before entering into the facts of the case, it would be relevant to note that the Petitioner herein have invoked the revisional jurisdiction under Section 115 of the Code. It is no longer res-integra that the revisional jurisdiction is limited in scope inasmuch as the said jurisdiction cannot be exercised to correct error of facts. However gross or even errors of law unless the said errors have relation to the jurisdiction of the Court to try the dispute itself. A plain reading of Sub-Clauses (a) and (b) of Section 115 of the Code is in reference to the exercise of jurisdiction by the Court not vested in the Court by law or has failed to exercise jurisdiction so vested in Court. Clause (c) is in relation to exercise of jurisdiction illegally and with material irregularity. Therefore, under Section 115 of the Code a jurisdictional question may arise not only where the Court acts solely without jurisdiction but also in a case where jurisdictional errors are committed while exercising jurisdiction. There may be various facets of jurisdictional error for example the findings arrived at is perverse, based on no evidence or misreading of evidence or such findings have been arrived at by ignoring or overlooking material irregularities or such findings so grossly erroneous that if allowed to stand would occasion miscarriage of justice. In other words, interference with an incorrect finding of fact recorded by the Court below for the purpose of exercising revisional jurisdiction must be understood in the context, where such findings are perverse or has been arrived at without consideration of material evidence or such finding is based on no evidence or misreading of evidence or is grossly erroneous that if allowed to stand it would occasion gross miscarriage of justice, is open to correction because it is not treated as a finding according to law. In the judgment of the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court rendered in the case of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Vs. Baharsingh reported in (2014) 9 SCC 70, the Supreme Court observed that the Court while exercising jurisdiction under Section 115 of the Code is required to satisfy itself as regards the regularity, correctness, legality or propriety of the impugned decision or the order and cannot exercise its power as an Appellate Court to re-appreciate or reassess the evidence to a different finding of fact. It is also made clear that this Court while exercising the revisional jurisdiction is not and cannot be equated with the power of re-consideration of all questions of facts as the Court of First Appeal.

4. In the backdrop of the above, let this Court take into consideration the facts of the instant case. For the purpose of convenience, the parties herein are referred to in the same status as they stood before the trial court.

5. The plaintiff is a company registered under the provision of the Companies Act and has its registered Office at K.N.C.B. Path, P.O. -Bairagimoth, Dibrugarh Town, P.S. -Dibrugarh in the district of Dibrugarh, Assam. The plaintiff is the owner of an Assam Type premises with asbestos roofing, wooden and pucca walls consisting of several rooms (originally one room) measuring approximately 12 ft X 66 ft including the separate room of Public Call Office (for short, PCO) therein being Municipal Holding No.273 (old) and 299 (new) of Grahamba

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