Section 17E(3)(a) in The West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956.
(a)the Court is not satisfied that the suit in which the decree was passed had been brought by a landlord, who had acquired his interest in the premises by transfer, before the expiration of a period of three years from the date of his acquisition of such interest, the Court shall dismiss the application with such costs as the Court may award to the landlord; or