IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
PRAKASH PADIA, J.
Umesh Chand – Appellant
Versus
Pappu – Respondents
S.C.C. Revision No.25 of 2021
Decided on : 05-10-2023
Transfer of Property Act - Landlord and Tenant - 106, 123, 143, 23 - Summary of the acts and sections referenced and discussed by the court.
Fact of the Case:
The plaintiff filed a case for arrears of rent and ejectment of the defendant from a shop. The court below decided against the plaintiff, who then filed a revision.
Finding of the Court:
The court found that the order passed by the court below was non-speaking and without considering relevant aspects, thus setting it aside.
Issues: The main issue was the existence of a landlord-tenant relationship, which was decided against the plaintiff.
Ratio Decidendi: The court emphasized the importance of a judgment containing a concise statement of the case, points for determination, decision, and reasons for such decision.
Final Decision: The judgment and decree passed by the court below were set aside, and the court directed the suit to be decided expeditiously within a year.
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard Mr. Gaurav Gautam, learned counsel for the plaintiff-revisionist and Ms. Babita Upadhyay, learned counsel for the defendant-respondent.
2. The present revision has been filed with the prayer to set aside the judgment and decree dated 20.02.2021 passed by Judge, Small Causes/Additional District Judge, Bulandshahr in Small Causes Case No.6 of 2017 (CNR No.UPBU07000992017) by which suit filed by the plaintiff-revisionist was dismissed.
3. The facts in brief as contained in the affidavit filed in support of the present revision are that the plaintiff-revisionist filed a case being Small Causes Case No.6 of 2017 in the Court of Small Causes Court/Additional District Judge, Bulandshahr, for arrear of rent and ejectment of the defendant-respondent from the shop in dispute situated at Mohalla Nehruganj, Kasba, Pargana and Tehsil Anupshahr, District, Bulandshahr. The plaintiff had let out his shop to the defendant-respondent on rent of Rs.4,000/-per month. The rent was not received from defendant since 1.3.2015, and the defendant is continuously using the shop in question. In this regard, a registered notice under Section 106 of Transfer of Property Act, was sent by the plaintiff-revisionist to the defendant-respondent on 18.9.2017 but the premise in question was not vacated by the defendant-respondents, hence the suit was filed.
4. In the aforesaid suit, the defendant-respondent has filed his written statements on 9.3.2018 denying the statement made in the plaint. Reply to the aforesaid, a written statement was filed by the plaintiff-revisionist on 9.4.2018.
5. In the aforesaid suit following issues were framed before the court below :-
6. The first and the main issue was that whether there is a relationship of landlord and tenant or not. The aforesaid issue was decided against the plaintiff-revisionist. Finding were recorded by the court below that there is no relationship of landlord and tenant. Since the first and main issue was decided against the plaintiff-revisionist, the other issues were also decided in the same manner. Aggrieved against the aforesaid, the present revision has been filed by the plaintiff-revisionist.
7. It is argued by learned counsel for the plaintiff-revisionist that the court below completely overlooked the evidences filed by the plaintiff-revisionist, reference of which has been made in paragraph 6 of the order impugned. It is further argued that the trial court failed to appreciate the fact that ownership of the shop in question was proved vide order dated 16.9.2019 and the house tax receipt of Nagar Palika revealed that the shop was a rented shop and the notice under Section 106 of Transfer of Property Act was duly served on the defendant-respondent. It is further argued that the trial court overlooked the mandate of Section 106 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882 which provides that the tenancy/lease can also be created orally and the same has been affirmed by this Hon'ble Court in case of Yashpal Lal Shiv Narayan Vs. Allah Tala Malik Waqf Azkhan AIR 2006 IL 115. Learned counsel for the plaintiff -revisionist has also placed reliance upon the judgment passed by Hon'ble Apex Court in case of R.V.E. Venkatachala Gounder Vs. Arulmigu Viswesaraswami and V.P. Temple and another reported in (2003) 0 Supreme (SC) 994, wherein it has been held that the entires in house tax register
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