Jitender Kukreja vs Sanjay Sood - 2025 Supreme(HP) 792

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2025 Supreme(HP) 792

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TARLOK SINGH CHAUHAN
Jitender Kukreja – Appellant
Versus
Sanjay Sood – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. G. C. Gupta, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Deepak Gupta, Adv.
For the Respondents:Mr. Varun Chauhan, Advocate, Mr. Nitin Thakur, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J.

How at times a desperate attempt to decide a case expeditiously actually results in the delay of the disposal of the case is best reflected in the instant case.

2. The petitioner is the tenant under respondents No. 1 to 3 and he was facing a petition for eviction on the ground that the respondents require the premises for the purpose of re-building and reconstruction, impairment of value and utility of the premises, unfit and unsafe and also on the ground that the petitioner has sublet the premises in favour of the proforma respondent.

3. According to the petitioner, a joint petition was filed in respect of two shops alleging therein that partition has been made by the petitioner and now one shop has been converted into two shops.

4. The petitioner contested the said petition by filing a reply wherein it has been alleged that there was no relationship of landlord and tenant between the parties and therefore, the petition is not maintainable. It is urged that the petitioner has taken two different shops on rent on different dates vide two different agreements executed by Smt. Surinder Kaur, who is the land lady/owner of the said shop. One shop was take

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