IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
M. DURAISWAMY, J.
G.V. Vanitha – Petitioner
Vs.
K. Dhanasekaran – Respondent
C.R.P. (NPD) No. 3127 of 2013 and M.P. Nos. 1 and 2 of 2013
Decided On : 11-08-2016
Civil Procedure Code,1908 - Order 21 Rule 97 - Against tenants - Ordered eviction - Rent Controller - Respondents filed an unnumbered application in E.A.S.R. in E.P. in R.C.O.P. stating that they are in occupation of a property bearing T.S part in Ward H Block-10 to an extent of sq. meters bearing Door Street - Respondents contended that they are the owners of said property and that they have been living with their respective families in property by putting up separate constructions and they have also pleaded that they were not aware of decree passed in R.C.O.P and the execution proceedings, pending before Rent Controller till Court Amin visited property for taking delivery of same - Revision Petitioners are legal representatives of late who filed Rent Control Original Petition in RCOP against tenants viz and others on file of District cum Judicial Magistrate - Held, Rent Controller had not dismissed petition - He had rejected petition without numbering same - It is a settled position that an application can be disposed of on merits only after numbering, unless same is not maintainable - It is not case of petitioners that application is not maintainable - When application is maintainable Rent Controller should have numbered application and disposed of same after giving opportunities to both sides - Since application was dismissed by Rent Controller ratio laid down by this Court reported in squarely applies to case - Hence order of remand made by Rent Control Appellate Authority is just and proper - On a perusal of order passed by the Rent Controller court am of considered view that findings given by Rent Controller cannot be disputed - Rent Controller had considered all aspects and rejected application only infirmity in order is that parties were not given an opportunity to put forth their case – Order Accordingly
1. The Civil Revision Petition arises against the judgment and decree passed in R.C.A. No. 40/2012, on the file of Rent Control Appellate Authority, Subordinate Court, Tambaram, reversing the fair and final order passed in an unnumbered E.A.S.R. No. 9486/2012 in E.P. No. 36/2002 on the file of the Rent Controller cum District Munsif Court, Alandur. The petitioners are the landlords/decree holders and the respondents are third parties, who filed an application under Order 21 Rules 96 to 100 of Civil Procedure Code.
2. The respondents filed an unnumbered application in E.A.S.R. No. 9486/2012 in E.P. No. 36/2002 in R.C.O.P. No. 30/1997, stating that they are in occupation of a property bearing T.S. No. 43, Old S. No. 12 part in Ward H, Block-10, to an extent of 380 sq. meters (approximately 4200 sq.ft.,) bearing Door No. 19, Jal Naicker Street, Alandur, Chennai 16. The respondents contended that they are the owners of the said property and that they have been living with their respective families in the property by putting up separate constructions and they have also pleaded that they were not aware of the decree passed in R.C.O.P No. 30/1997 and the execution proceedings, pending before the Rent Controller till the Court Amin visited the property for taking delivery of the same.
3. The Revision Petitioners are the legal representatives of late G.M. Veeraraghavalu Naidu, who filed the Rent Control Original Petition in RCOP No. 30/1997 against the tenants viz., Mrs. D. Savithri and others on the file of District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Alandur. After contest, the Rent Controller ordered eviction on 05.03.2002. Against the order passed by the Rent Controller, the tenants preferred an appeal in R.C.A No. 43/2002 on the file of Principal Subordinate Court/Rent Control Appellate Authority, Chenglepet and the Rent Control Appellate Authority, by its Judgment dated 26.04.2007, confirmed the order of eviction and dismissed the appeal. Against which, the tenants preferred a Civil Revision Petition in CRP (PD) No. 3510/2007 and this Court, by Order dated 16.09.2011, dismissed the Civil Revision Petition and confirmed the orders of the Court below. Against the order passed in the Civil Revision Petition in CRP (PD) No. 3510/2007, the tenants preferred an appeal before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in SLP (civil) No. 32980/2011 and the Hon'ble Supreme Court, by its Order dated 10.01.2012 dismissed the Special Leave Petition and granted time till 30.6.2012 for vacating the premises subject to the condition that necessary affidavit and undertaking shall be filed by the tenants within four weeks.
4. Pursuant to the order passed by the Apex Court, the second petitioner therein filed an affidavit of undertaking on 30.01.2012, wherein, he has stated that he is in possession of 700 sq.ft of building and that he would vacate the premises without any let or hindrance on 30.06.2012, as directed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India and he also undertook to pay the rents, as damages for use and occupation till 30.6.2012 regularly and he would not induct any third party into the demised premises. Further he has stated that the extent mentioned as 4 grounds and 600 square feet is not correct.
5. The Executing Court, by Order dated 06.03.2012, directed the tenants to vacate and hand over the vacant possession of the petition premises viz., land and building in No. 19, Jal Naicken Street, Alandur, Chennai-16, measuring 4 grounds 600 sq.ft on or before 30.06.2012. Thereafter, the third party petitioners have filed an application under Order 21 Rule 96 to 100 of Civil Procedure Code, claiming to be in possession of the property.
6. The Rent Controller rejected the petition finding that the resistance or obstructions being made by the third party petitioners at the fag end of the execution proceedings is without any just cause and the said obstruction is being made only at the instigation of the judgment debtors. The Rent Controller had conside
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