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ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
Ram Surat Ram (Maurya), J.
Gomti Devi - Appellant
Versus
District Judge, Unnao & Others - Respondent
Review Petition No. - 624 of 2014 In Case :- Misc. Single No. - 4227 of 2014
Decided On : 10-09-2014
Small Cause Court Act - Ejectment Suit - U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, Section 331-A - Provincial Small Causes Court Act, 1887, Section 23 - U.P. Act No. XIII of 1972, Section 20(4) - Order VII Rule 11 C.P.C. - U.P. Act No. 1 of 1951, Section 229-B, 143, 165, 156, 130 - Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rent Control Act, 1947 - Kerela Land Reforms Act, 1963 - United Provinces Tenancy Act, 1939 - U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953
Fact of the Case:
The suit was filed for ejectment of the petitioner from the premises and for mesne profit. The petitioner contested the suit on various grounds including non-joinder of necessary parties, applicability of U.P. Act No. XIII of 1972, and the nature of the rented accommodation.
Finding of the Court:
The court found that the suit for ejectment was valid, the petitioner's objections were dismissed, and subsequent applications were barred by res judicata. The court also held that the nature of the land did not require reference to the Assistant Collector.
Issues: The issues included non-joinder of necessary parties, applicability of various acts and sections, and the nature of the rented accommodation.
Ratio Decidendi: The court relied on the definitions and interpretations of relevant acts and sections, including U.P. Act No. 1 of 1951, and the applicability of previous judgments in similar cases.
Final Decision: The review petition was dismissed as the court found no error apparent on the face of the record.
Ram Surat Ram (Maurya), J.
1. Heard Sri Anoop Trivedi, for the petitioner, who has filed review petition.
2. The writ petition was filed for quashing the orders of Judge Small Cause Court (respondent-2) dated 28.05.2014, rejecting the application (191-C) dated 18.09.2013, application (198-C) dated 15.01.2014 under Section 23 of Provincial Small Causes Court Act, 1887, and application (205-C) dated 10.04.2014, for referring the issue for deciding the nature of the rented accommodation, under Section 331-A of U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 to Assistant Collector, in SCC Suit No. 7 of 2003 and District Judge (respondent-1) dated 18.07.2014, dismissing the revision of the petitioner and enhancing mesne profit and directing to trail court to proceed in the suit on day to day basis and decide it within two months. After hearing the parties writ petition was dismissed by judgment dated 08.08.2014.
3. The fact of the case is that Shanti Devi and others (respondents-3 to 7) (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiffs) filed a suit (registered as SCC Suit No. 7 of 2003), for ejectment of the petitioner from the premises described in paragraph-2 of the plaint and for mesne profit at the rate of Rs. 1500/- per day. It has been stated in the plaint that Ram Lal and Munna lal (now represented by the plaintiffs) were owner and landlord of the premises, situated over plots 63 and 64 of village Sahjani, tahsil and district Unnao, which consists of factory building, bunglow, godown, quarters, well and open vacant land of the area 2-1/2 bigha. Previous owners let out the premises to Smt. Gomati Devi (the defendant) through lease deed 18.12.1970 (registered on 22.12.1970) on the monthly rent of Rs. 1200/-. The lease was initially for a period up to 30.09.1980, with a clause of renewal for a further period up to September 1990 with the consent of the parties on same rent. Although, terms of the lease came to an end on 30.09.1990 but the defendant is continuing in possession of the premise in dispute with the consent of the plaintiffs. The defendant is not paying rent and is defaulter since November, 1997. The plaintiffs gave a registered notice to the defendant on 16.09.2003 asking her to give arrears of rent and vacate the premises in dispute but she through her reply dated 26.09.2003, denied the title of the plaintiffs and refused to give arrears of rent and vacate the premises. As such the suit was filed.
4. The petitioner contested the suit on the ground that apart from plaintiffs, daughters of Ram Lal and Munni Lal were also inherited buildings of the premises in dispute and they did not joint as the plaintiffs in the suit and the suit is liable to be dismissed for non-joinder of necessary parties. Rent had been paid time to time to the plaintiffs through bank drafts up to month of October, 2003. Provisions of U.P. Act No. XIII of 1972 are applicable on the premises in dispute and the defendant in compliance of Section 20 (4) of U.P. Act No. XIII of 1972 deposited entire amount claimed in the suit. After taking the premises in dispute on rent, the defendant had invested huge amount in it. Even on the allegations of the plaintiffs that the premises in dispute was let out for factory purposes, suit under the provisions of Provincial Small Causes Court Act, 1887 is not maintainable and the suit is liable to be dismissed under Order VII Rule 11 C.P.C. The defendant admitted execution of the agreement dated 18.12.1970 and stated that according to the terms of the lease deed six month prior notice was required to be given. After service of the notice dated 16.09.2003, the plaintiffs accepted rent of October, 2003 as such notice shall be deemed to have been waived. The suit has been mala fide filed to harass the defendant. Written Statement was amended and paragraph-18-A was added in it claiming her title over the premises in dispute.
5. The petitioner moved an application dated 01.12.2004 for dismissing the suit under Or
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