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2. The plaintiff further alleged that in terms of the Deed of Sub-Lease, United Industrial Bank had no right to assign or part with possession of the property in question to any person but still the Manager of United Industrial Bank informed the plaintiff that it was likely to be closed or merged with some other Bank. The tenant, M/s. United Industrial Bank got amalgamated with the defendant, Allahabad Bank, and the possession of the suit premises as well as its assets were handed over to Allahabad Bank. The plaintiff gave a notice dated 29th September, 1989, to M/s. United Industrial Bank demanding rent and complaining that its cheques were not being honoured. The plaintiff filed a suit also but in spite of injunction orders dated 25th October, 1989 issued by learned Senior Sub Judge, Delhi, restraining M/s. United Industrial Bank to hand over possession of the premises to anybody, it handed over the possession of premises to defendant-Allahabad Bank. The plaintiff claimed possession as well as rent/damages in the sum of Rs.16,85,500/- with interest at the rate of 21.5% per annum from the defendant- Bank. The plaintiff challenged the vires of Section 45 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 also, by virtue of which the tenancy of the premises was sought to be transferred to the defendant-Bank and disputed the right of M/s. United Industrial Bank to assign the tenancy rights in favor of defendant along with possession without the consent of the plaintiff. The plaintiff also referred to its notice dated 30th June, 1990, by which the defendant-Bank was advised not to make any entry in the Bank account of the plaintiff inasmuch as the plaintiff's account already stood closed in terms of the instructions given by the plaintiff. The plaintiff, therefore, claimed rent/damages from 1st November, 1989 to 31st January 1990 at the rate of Rs.10,500/- per month, from 1st February, 1990 to 31st January, 1993 at the rate of Rs.16,000/- per month and from 1st February, 1993 to 31st January, 1997 at the rate of Rs.22,000/- per month totalling Rs.16,85,500/- with interest. Alleging that the defendant was in unauthorised possession, the plaintiff claimed damages also at the rate of Rs.2,000/- per day for use and occupation of the suit premises with effect from 30th October, 1989, till the date of handing over of the possession. The credit balance lying in the account of the plaintiff and interest on damages were calculated in paragraph 24(iii) of the plaint and a decree in the sum of Rs.23,08,320/- with costs and interest and future damages at the rate of Rs.2,000/- per day up to 31st October, 1992, and thereafter Rs.3,000/- per day with enhancement by 50% every three years was also claimed. A money decree in the sum of Rs.68,043/- was also claimed on account of credit lying in the Bank Account of the plaintiff.