Karnataka High Court
M/S Es-N-Es Trade Links, vs Mr B Balasubramanya on 17 September, 2010
Author: A.N.Venugopala Gowda
Bench: A.N.Venugopala Gowda
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 17*" DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2oVIO,::"'».,_
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. 3USTICE A.N. VENUGOPA.L.A. 3
WRIT PETITION NO.26727120,1.Dl(TG4iVl-'CPC)' T: . O.'
BETWEEN:
1. M/S. Es--n--Es Trade Links, "
By its Proprietor A _
Mr. S.R.Khan, also lgfi'Own"as_V ., ,
Shafiulla Rahim, ' ' 7
Aged about 46 years," "
S/o. Mr. Rahim__Kha'n, . . '
#39, Bazaar St-r'eet',--. Ne-ei'asan,dr'~a',~~
i3anga|ore'''~:__56..£i'~'0'47.--.,_ " »
2. M/s; Aregzo; ca's*:angs.,'
Byfiits _PrO'pr_ie.t:or'., _ .'
Mrs', Sheema ..'f".Khar1',A.._W,'_o. S.R.Khan,
Aged about 4.0 \';wearS",.._" "
#30, Bazaar St_re'e.t,'Neelasandra,
E;a'ng.alore'~--_ 560 047.
. .. PETITION ERS
.
. AN.
lVrr_.°B.Balaéijblramanya,
S/O; late Sri' S.K.Beeranna,
Aged about 52 years,
#2,__7, Girls School Street,
Seshadripu ram,
"'.Ba'rTgalore -- 560 020.
O V' Sri 3wala Kumar, Adv. for C/R)
RESPONDENT
This writ petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227
of the Constitution of India praying to quash the orders
Annexure ~-- F passed by the XLIV Addl. City Civili.,Ju_d'ge,
Bangalore in O.S.No.849/06 dated 2.8.2010 on
This petition coming on for preliminary h-earirigg' '
group, this day the Court made the followin_g..:..,_
QRDER§_
Respondent/plaintiff has -i_nstitut.ed
against the petitioners/defendaéritoli 5!"! Ciifyil Court
at Bangalore, to pass:_._"d--ecr--ee handover
possession of the suit The suit
property was; petitioners on
rent at the rate of
Rs.16,i~goQf/rt to be subsequent
enhancernent 'tenancy of the petitioners has
been't'ermin.ate.d_V'bly issuing notice dated 23.11.2005. The
filed written statement dated 03.02.2007
a_n-d__Vha'yé"_cvontested the suit claim.
0 Plaintiff filed I.A No.3 under Section 151 read
A withgorder 15 Rule 5 of CPC, to direct the defendants to
pay arrears of rent/damages, amounting to Rs.3,46,750/-
\%~'
(we-&
as on 31.01.2010 and in case of default, to strike off the
defence of the defendants, with a direction to_hand'»~.4over
vacant possession of the suit pren_1.i§ses.~f».'_'We-----:71§hE;_"'_
petitioners/defendants filed objections datedv~1}i~.06:.2i0V1Oy:." w
The trial court by rejecting the gco.nte'ntions
defendants has allowed the 3fVp'p.|_i..cation'onV o2.os;.2o1Mot.iianld
called upon the defendants toi°:p.ay-.._Rs.S';3i3_,:?29fi~ to the
plaintiff. Defendants writ petition
challenging the said ord'e'ii.ff: if
3. 5jBy:"'ayn'V'o"rd.ejrit,la'ted":y.08-.09.2010, the petitioners
were to at the undisputed rate,
from thedate-offinstit.u'ti.o'n-~ of suit. The petitioners have
deposited1tRs.:2,5Q.y,Ot;.Q/gylby way of demand draft. By an
or'der:,,.dat'ed 1K4.09';2010, the said demand draft was
flvencashedland the amount to be taken into
deposit. .0"
" Heard the learned counsel for the parties and
mpferused the writ papers. \Q»
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_ plain,tiVffi;~
5. The plaintiff has claimed before the trial court
that, the defendants are liable to pay rent at Rs.34i,i5,f30/r
per month and incomplete short payments_..of"'m'o'ntta!f{_"'_
rent/damages of Rs.4,500/-- hifyrom to
30.06.2009 and that the aefenaaats,,i,rr.a-ye"notfchasyaa
pay the monthly rent/damages.' from'V01,.D}",'2QjQ.9,,Vyyvithichfir
accumulated to Rs.2,6;s,5oo/gyyyfylaa.,,aa_31.ot.2o1o ;: In the
objections, the defendants,d-isp.i,it'e'(i~._'ty,§~said claim of the
plaintiff. Theyhaye in support
of the stand appears to be
The trial
court payable at Rs.5,38,729/--
by the d"efendan'ts""alndiihaésf allowed I.A.No.3 filed by the
"44°A.:v"tenant continuing in occupation of the
ten4ancy.oremises after the termination of tenancy is an
Aunauthpeirised and wrongful occupant and a decree for
damages or mesne profits can be passed for the period of
,, ___such occupation, till the date he delivers the vacant
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possession to the landlord, as held in the case of SHYAM
CHARAN vs. SHEOJI BHAI AND ANOTHER, repQrtg>gi'a._i_n
(1977) 4 sec 393.
7. The trial court whilej'pas'sin_g"._the::irr_i'pu'gned'-~«
order ought to have kept in_its dec_isi*on«.
Apex Court in the case of (P) 'V
LIMITED vs. FEEDERAL' !vg_io*roRs-'{ié)V'Vi'L1_M1TfiD'»--V-(2005) 1
SCC 705.
8. .si3--ngef'there.'is. dlisfpvutedviiith regard to the
monthly%__amo.u:nE.:_;paira_b|e;x--'triiall court ought to have
enquired -thereafter decide I.A No.3.
In not do'in__gii so,V"itthlasgilérhornmitted procedural impropriety
andihenice the"impugnia2d order is irrational.
I pass the following:
ORDER
i;'d,wsWrit petition is allowed and the impugned order t d d'f' d.
san smo ire // H The petitioners/defendants are directed to deposit Rs.2,86,729/- in the Trial Court, be_i.n§_'-.¢:'_:'t.he difference of the amount payable up _ The said amount and accumulated .a'rr:o-:ufnt''pay--able' '» up to 30.9.2010 shaEE:l_ be» deposited 30.10.2010 in the "T:ri'al__ ceiue; VTli'el".c;ie.fend'antssf"; shall continue to depoVsi_t"'t.he~..amo'u'ntat the rate of Rs.30,000/- p.m";*rms..1.1ia0.r2mo till the suit is disposed; vThe:.Apiahi.ritiff"'i)Ae_ r'el'eas.ed"'.the amount at the....rate;:Q_f with effect from p0_1V.0ve,l20'i::..0Vitiii=td'ete.'_ofefjtiispesai of suit. The in terms of this order i.e., Rs..._2,"8Vv€3,V'72_'.§,i.¥ »--bVe}ini/ested in Fixed Deposit in any if ii'~-.!ation'ai.is:ed Bank initially for a period of 6 months.
"tiiiii4iVi'e..disposing of the suit, the trial court shall 'V.pas:s'lorder with regard to the entitlement of the "..V__Aplaintiff and order payment out of deposited amount. In case, the plaintiff succeeds in the suit, the interest earned on the deposit be released in \''2:
V. .. «xigi favour of the plaintiff. If any amount in deposit or any part thereof is found to be refundable..;to44'_:'t.he defendant, such amount and the _ interest earned be refunded tothe if In case of default on the deposit the amount alsydiirected h_ereirL,_At'h_e"'d.ef«ence of the defendants sh.a-l1':'st_a'ri~dA strucl<._of,.:§and the Trial Court sh"all'_.'fu'tt_hier for trial and disposVay!.:o'f._theisuit.
Rs.€2V,Si:?_iu,'0_00]'--' tl'e."posi'*tve'd this petition by the pet'iti'ojh,grsffijefenitlnants.be released in favour of the 're_s'po nd e_n't;iTp-l ayintiff wrhe instituted on 27.01.2006 and the _.l:A_vvzritten__'statement was filed on 03.02.2007. The are complete. In terms of the Karnataka .,,,%:(.Ca'se Flow Management in Sub~ordinate Courts) V"'Rules, 2005, the suit ought to have been disposed of long ago. The same having not taken place, the trial court is hereby directed to expedite the trial /"
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and disposal of the suit. To facilitate the said course of action, it is further ordered that,
a) The plaintiff shall adduce and ' of evidence l before i2'o.~.1 i1'.2:o io H'V:.?j'!'ld defendants shall adduceg ._the'i ._ of evidence before 1:3) The trial COE"'%"r.t~*.iS tohear the 'arguments and dispose_ofV'l'thel'.s'iiit as,lVera.Iifli,[_'.as possible and atsiafr.;;asie\ein; iziri'1:hin" .m.onth from the date €tVhei:_lfr;§_aV| or »tl:1:"e:'.'isAsi;it* is eempieted.
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