Item No.6

19.12.2025 Court. No. 6 GB C.O. 775 of 2025 Surya Publishers, Prop. Nemai Gorai Vs.

Sri Subir Paul Mr. Souradipta Banerjee, Mrs. Fatima Hassan … for the Petitioner.

Mr. Anshunath Chakraborty, Mr. N.K. Maity … for the Opposite Party.

1. The petitioner is aggrieved by an order dated January 14, 2025 passed by the learned Judge, 4th Bench, Presidency Small Causes Court at Calcutta, in Ejectment Suit No. 51 of 2024.

2. The petitioner is the tenant. He was contesting the eviction suit. The suit was filed under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘said Act’. The petitioner filed an application under Section 7(1) of the said Act, which was allowed. Consequent upon the court allowing the said application, deposits were made. However, there was non-compliance of the provisions of Section 7(1)(c) of the said Act. On account of illness, the petitioner could not deposit the rent for the month of October 2024. The petitioner filed an application under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, seeking extension of time to deposit the rent for October 2024.

3. The application under Section 7(2) of the said Act seeking determination of the quantum of ar