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C. S. DIAS
Althaf Ismail Sait S/o. Late Ismail Adam Sait – Appellant
Versus
Golden Choice Hospitality Private Limited, Represented By Its Director, Mohammed Afzal Zacharia – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Does a suit filed for recovery of the security deposit in a commercial lease fall within the sweep of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015?
2. The bare facts are; the respondent has filed O.S No.33/2019 before the Court of the Subordinate Judge, Alappuzha, for recovery of the security deposit paid by him to the petitioner at the time of entering into Ext.P1 lease agreement. The respondent is in the tourism industry. He had taken the petitioner’s property on lease to run a resort. The respondent paid Rs.20,00,000/-as security deposit. The lease arrangement was extended by Ext.P2 agreement. On the expiry of the lease period, the respondent handed over the vacant possession of the property and demanded for the refund of the security deposit. As the petitioner failed to repay the amount, the respondent filed the suit to recover an amount of Rs.18,87,000/-. While so, the respondent preferred I.A No.2/2021 to transfer the suit to the Commercial Court, Alappuzha. Even though the petitioner objected to the application, the court below, by the impugned Ext.P7 order, ordered the transfer of the suit to the Commercial Court. Ext.P7 is erroneous and unsustainable in law. Hence, the or
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