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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
SATYEN VAIDYA
Ashok Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Dulari Kapil – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. revision confined to subletting ground only (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. landlord alleges subletting; parties deny (Para 8 , 9) |
| 3. evidence establishes subletting by tenant (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 4. impleaded sub-tenant can challenge eviction (Para 16 , 18 , 19) |
| 5. revisional jurisdiction excludes evidence re-appraisal (Para 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 6. no perversity in rejecting rent receipts (Para 23) |
| 7. pleading defect not fatal absent prejudice (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31) |
| 8. revision petition dismissed; order upheld (Para 32 , 33) |
JUDGMENT :
Satyen Vaidya, J.
This Revision Petition has been filed under Section 24(5) of the Himachal Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 (for short, “the Act’) to assail the order dated 28.02.2018, passed by the Appellate Authority, Hamirpur in Rent Appeal No.1 of 2015, whereby the eviction order dated 22.12.2014 passed by learned Rent Controller, Hamirpur in Rent Petition No.4 of 2009 has been affirmed and upheld.
2. Respondent No.1 herein (hereinafter referred to as “landlord”) had filed a petition for eviction against respondent No.2 herein from the demised premises i.e. Shop No.171 Ward No.8, Gandhi Nagar, Hamirpur (for short, “demise
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