IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
RENUKA YARA
Kuldeep Soni – Appellant
Versus
V. Satyanarayana – Respondent
ORDER :
RENUKA YARA, J.
1. Heard Mr. Mohd. Abdul Quadeer, learned counsel for the petitioners/defendants and Mr. Sharad Sanghi, learned counsel for respondents/plaintiffs. Perused the record.
2. This Civil Revision Petition is preferred by the petitioners/defendants aggrieved by the Order dated 08.11.2024 passed in I.A.No.543 of 2024 in O.S.No.259 of 2024 on the file of the XVII Additional Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, wherein, a petition filed under Order XV-A of CPC has been allowed directing the revision petitioners to pay an amount of Rs.17,00,000/- towards arrears of rent from 03.01.2023 to 04.06.2024, Rs.18,672/- towards arrears of property tax, Rs.57,163/- towards arrears of electric charges, Rs.5,912 towards arrears of water charges, totally Rs.17,81,827/- on or before 10.12.2024 and to pay the monthly rent at Rs.1,00,000 per month on or before 10th of every succeeding month.
3. The brief facts of the case are that the respondents/plaintiffs have filed suit for eviction and recovery of possession coupled with recovery of arrears and mesne profits against the revision petitioners/defendants with respect to suit schedule property consisting of building bearing
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