Jharkhand High Court
Gurusharan Sharma, J.
Saroj Devi - Appellant
Versus
Tarak Pad Rai - Respondent
APPEAL FROM APPELLATE DECREE 15 Of 1986(R)
Decided On : 4 October, 2001
Gurusharan Sharma, J.
1. Holding No. 488 situated in Ward No. 1 of Giridin Municipality belonged to one Pratul Chandra Banerjee, who died leaving behind his widow and eight sons. His widow died in the year 1954. Plaintiff purchased the said house property by registered sale deed dated 14.10.1980 from aforesaid heirs and legal representatives of late Pratul Chandra Banerjee.
2. One Bhairav Chandra Roy was inducted as tenant in aprt of the said holding on monthly rental of Rs. 30/-. He died leaving behind his widow, Renuka Roy and a son, Gurupada Roy, who were living in the premises at the relevatn time. When the plaintiff purchased the holding. Hence on 15.1.1981 plaintiffs vendors gave lawyers notice to them informing about the aforesaid transfer and intimated to attorn the plaintiff as landlady and pay all arrears of rent and future rent to her. However, the tenants did not pay any rent to the plaintiff. On 12.2.1981 plaintiff also sent lawyers notice to the tenants to vacate the premises.
3. Plaintiff filed Title Suit No. 83 of 1981 for defendants eviction from the suit premises, described in Schedule at the foot of plaint under the provisions of Bihar Buildings. (Lease. Rent & Eviction) Control Act. on the ground of personal necessity, default in payment oft rent and breach of tenancy. A decree for recovery of arrears of rent was also sought for.
4. Plaintiffs ease was that she had no other house-in Giridih town and so she has purchased the holding in question tor her residential purpose. Defendants did not pay rent to her and so they were defaulters within the meaning of Law. Plaintiff also alleged that they were malaciously damaging the roof. floor and other materials of the suit premises, For the aforesaid reasons they were liable to be evicted therefrom.
5. Defendants case was that Bhairo Chandra Roy was permitted to occupy the suit premises by plaintiffs vendors in the capacity of pujari. During his life time in 1932. Pratul Chandra Banerjee had gifted the suit premises to his wife. Rndha Rani Devi. who in her turn had made oral gift of it to Bhairo Chandra Roy in the year 1940. After death of Pratul Chandra Banerjee Holding No. 488 did not devolve on plaintiffs vendors and they had no right to transfer it to plaintiff.
6. Defendants denied knowledge of transfer dated 14.10.1980 as also any relationship of landlady and tenant. According to them plaintiff was neither entitled to realise rent nor to evict them from the suit premises. Five daughters of defendant No. 1 were also living in the premises but they were not made parties to the suit. So the suit was also bad for non-jointler of parties. The plain-tiff possessed a big house in Giridah main town and she was living therein with her husband and other family members. There was no reason to damage their own house by the defendants. They also claimed to have perfected their title over the premises in question by adverse possession.
7. Under the sale deed. Ext. 4, plaintiffs vendor had also given her authority to realise arrears of rent from tenants.
8. In order to prove relationship of landlord and tenant between her and the defendants, plaintiff brought on record an application filed by Renuka Roy. defendant No. 1 and others before House Controller on 21.6.1980, wherein it was specifically admitted that in part and portion of municipal holding No. 488 "Radha Rani Kutir" situated within Ward No. 8 of Giridih Municipality. Bhairo Chandra Roy was inducted as a tenant under the landlord Sri Pratul Chandra inducted as Banerjee and after death of Bhairo Chandra Roy, the applicants, namely. Renuka Roy and others were living therein. It was marked as Ext. 8. On the basis of said application. Case No. 14 of 1980 was registered before Mouse Controller. Giridhar Ajit Kumar Banerjee and Pran Ankur Banerjee sons of late Pratul Chandra Banerjee were made opposite parties therein, who were obstructing in tenants enjoyment on well, latrine, bathroom and adjoining passage in their use
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