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IN THE HIGH COURT OF SIKKIM : GANGTOK
MEENAKSHI MADAN RAI
Mahesh Chandra Sharma – Appellant
Versus
Anikit Lepcha – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of the procedural history and factual basis of the eviction suit. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. summary of rival contentions regarding tenancy status, rent payment, and bona fide requirement. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. determination of jural relationship, bona fide need of landlord, and default on rent obligations. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 4. final orders for vacation of premises and disbursement of deposited rent arrears. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
JUDGMENT
Meenakshi Madan Rai, J.
1. This Appeal questions the Judgment of the District Judge, Special Division – I, Gangtok, Sikkim, in Eviction Suit No.06 of 2020 (Smt. Anikit Lepcha and Others vs. Mahesh Chandra Sharma), dated 16-04-2024, which decreed the suit of the Plaintiffs (Respondents herein) and directed the Appellant (Defendant) to hand over vacant possession of the tenanted premises, within three months of the pronouncement of the impugned Judgment.
2. The original Plaintiff, Tshering Dorjee Lama (the husband of the present Plaintiff No.1) was duly substituted by her on his demise, vide the Order of the Trial Court, dated 10-04-2023 and arrayed as Plaintiff No.1. Their daughters Yangchen Tshering Lama and Peden Tshering Lama, were
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