S. TALAPATRA
Debjani Bhowmik – Appellant
Versus
Saikat Dasgupta – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. tenant eviction and property ownership. (Para 1) |
| 2. interpretation of legal definitions related to family and dependency. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 3. scope of revisional powers of the court. (Para 22 , 24) |
| 4. court's final ruling on need assessment. (Para 28 , 29) |
JUDGMENT AND ORDER
1. This is a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the judgment dated 26.02.2020 passed by the District Judge, West Tripura, Agartala in RCC(Revision) 03 of 2019 whereby the said revisional court in exercise of its power as conferred by Section-22 of the Tripura Buildings(Lease & Rent Control) Act, 1975 has reserved the judgment and order dated 23.11.2018 passed by the Rent Control Court in RCC Case No.22 of 2017 and the judgment and order dated 06.07.2019 passed in RCC Appeal No.2 of 2019 by the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Court No.2, West Tripura, Agartala observing that the landlords who filed the petition for eviction of the respondent herein, being RCC Case No.22 of 2017, are held not entitled to get the relief of eviction of the respondent from the suit premises, as prayed. The judgment and order of the Rent Control Court dated 23.11.2017 delivered in
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