IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIVIL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION

Appellate Side

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Biswajit Basu

C.O. 348 of 2025

Sakeel Ahmed @ Shakil Ahemed

Versus

Md. Ibrahim Ansari

For the Petitioner : Mr. Tanmoy Mukherjee

Mr. Souvik Das

Mr. Rudranil Das

For the opposite party : Mr. Sanjib Seth

Ms. Soumi Chakraborty

Heard on : 24.12.2025 Judgment on : 24.12.2025

Biswajit Basu, J:

1. The instant application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India is at the

instance of the tenant/defendant in a suit for eviction under Section 6 of The West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 (herein after referred to as ‘the said Act of 1997’ in short) and is directed against the order dated December 20, 2024 passed by the 3^rd Court of learned Civil Judge (Junior Division) at Howrah in the said

suit being Title Suit No.1499 of 2017.

2. The learned Trial Judge, by the order impugned has dismissed an application

under Section 7(2) of the said Act of 1997, holding that the tenant has failed to deposit the admitted arrear rent within the period prescribed under Section 7(1)

thereof and consequently has struck off the defence of the defendant against delivery of possession under Section 7(3) of the said Act of