High Court Karnataka High Court

D John Peter vs R Padma @ Padmamma on 11 December, 2008

Karnataka High Court
D John Peter vs R Padma @ Padmamma on 11 December, 2008
Author: Arali Nagaraj
 

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Rent Act 1999, (hereinafter referred to as the 'Rent Act'

in Sh{)I'E] and HRC No.26/2001 was filed by her tinder

Section 2"f('2)(a)(r] and (0) of the Rent Act.  

Court alloweci both the said petitiezls  3;;  ..  

and (9; 9f Sectrien 27(2) of the Rent Act «and %A:t¢;»s;c:c,~:1 ti:;¢

petition in I-{RC No. 26/2OO1T'u;1clef 'c_1 ause (;~;%"%s;V;?'   ,

Act. Aggievcd by the érésr  200 1, insofar
as it reiatas     V petii:i0:1 on the
ground   therein has flied
HRRP Nd;  the pendency of
this refisibfi   died. Further, her

mentally i'éiiar;'i::::1V '.dau.gh£ér for whom ihe possession of

  Apre1§§,isés'vwas claimed in HRC No.26/2001

 :u:;;¢::T% c;ause[%A(;%~; also died. Therefore, there is no

,disp1éte  ~bfim9éen the parties as to the HER?

/$3006 having become infructuous. As such, the

   iiabie to be dismissed.

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3. Since HRRP N023?/2006 is liable t_e__ be

dismissed as having become infruetuous, E 1:9

proceed with HRRP N0s.233/2805' "":'1.--§8f22'.)"24('_}V{}6'._V Mt"

'I'i1erefore, the arguments of Qrfi   _

learned emmsel for the petitietiier-Teh,antsA  t§e€f1''tf1ese '' V

Revision Petitions are  'heard 
of Sr}. 3. Nagaraj,     fer the
Respondent-Ifartttitadyizltegbttt11:VI+}i*{RI?:"'§i§ee'.233 /22005 and

182/2006.? passed by the
Trial petitions. Also
peI*use€i«.ti1e ebtained fiem the Trial Court

A ” -. heard the learned Counsel for the parties

*–ti”1eéeu.”;j~petitier2S, the points that arise for I113?

g detefifimafien are:

‘ tttwtt Whether the Trial court is justified in

: allewizlg the respective eviction

petitions in beth the HRC Nes.23 and
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26 of 2001 on the ground under clause

(a) 01′ See.f27(2) 01′ the Rent Ace?

(:1) Whether the Trial Court is
justified in gaming eviction 5

allowing the resfieciives [e*v ieIj011’V

petitions u11der’ e’ia;.1se’ “{9} 9f
27(2) of the Rem: fghe
respective» ‘t1iefeiI1
to deliver ;_vaea1;i'{.;:’ ef the
respective ‘ to the

pse3£iti§f§’I’1eI’s'”therei11__.¢_ ;
5,. ——– ciause {a} of Seetien
2?(2) :ii1§:.eVer111eI1ts made by the
deceaeed u’;:etitieV1;1er¥i;émui’1ady Smt. Padma, in both the
v «axe under:

V’ feependent paid rental upto the end of
.. te the petitioner hem} and
ehzfiiiéiinged valid receipts for all such
_ iiagfmerits. He abruptly stopped paying rents
V ‘ ‘j_«to her Without any cause er reason and thus
H he became defaulter in the matter of

payment of Z'(‘:i1t am he has met paid the
rents from 1.5.2000 onwards. The pefitioner

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get issueé legal notice dated 6.9.2000 to the
respoxzziem tenants demanding arreale of

rem: of i~2s.2,0()0/- for the period from May
2000 an the and 01′ August 2000. nesm-;–: [
receipt of the said notice, the resp0r3;’ie1é.1;’~’..’._: A’
tenant did not reply to the same nee ‘

paid the said rent. Agar; the em or

petition, the ‘teI1éi:;1tA_ wee. petifioiier
a sum of Rs.4,0G{) of rent
from May 1 ‘ ‘2QO0i ‘ -of. Vifieeem her

6. of the landiady in

respo1″:de1;11; . filed their respective

stategfiaefits cf Glzjeetioits corztenéirigas under:

respondent was inductm as a

V the petition premises by 6116

‘A Vasa111_;haPI3*”\, who was owner

meeeef. Afiter his death, the p€{i”tiOI”1€I’

V ” * _def}:1a;1ded payment of rem, the respendent

V’ ” ebliged her and made payment cf the rents

to her but latexgen, one Smt. Rajamma, W/0.

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in mm me £-IRC.Nc-$.23 & 26 of 2001. Therefo;f¢; :.:¥§Qf£h

the erciers insofar as they relate to the g*ant__ _

under Clause (0) have been challefiged u v

of 2005 and :32 of 2006 by the mm»:;m¢ag;}ts.%

pertinent to 110116 that botI1V’i1’12%:_Vevi?ét§§”r1 pCiitiQ;1S_VViI1…§tl1V(3 *

said cases were filed Lmger tile firofiisigns ‘i)’f”‘t:hi: Old Act ?

sf 1961, which was in fflmg cf the
said petitiaxm… Act 1999 came
into face, tmder clause
(0) of ‘ her pleadings in
the tile averments cozxstituting

the ..a.T’-136.. ‘I’§1€: said averments which are

V’ Ht}ié”13étiti0I1s read as under :

‘V “fi¢tf£§OI16T submits that thsugh the
‘_””%resp<:&i:3ént is tenan, is under her and having
paiazi iiiie rem up ta and of April 2000 UL) her

~ ; 119 .$.now in his reply/ statement of objscticns
* . Jana with a malafidc intention has denied the

ownegship of the petitioner over the petition
schedule property. The I*€S13€}I"id€IlI'S
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the 03d Act, for depositing the rents in respect of the
respective premises and as such, may never gV%§id,¢d

payment of rent.

18. It is not in dispute

wife 91′ late Landlord BM in ‘V ‘

OS.N0.8186 of 1995 v:::Eax;’1I1i172g”i*’Qé1f’éx{;§usi£ré’*i:itié to the
petition premises in the deceased
Smt. Padina 31$’-fig’ the tenants
and respective petitions
in 2€§¥}(}’V’1}iLnder Sectican 19 of the
Old cf the Court to depesit rent:

31, I’ff;Sp6jCt Gf _:th’.3 petition premises for the

11,:If “%–_May’: and onwards and that they

in the said petitions.

134.; the learned counsel for the

mesa HRRP Nos.2s3 of ‘2i)O6 and 1822 of

A p_iac1fi,x;g rciiance on the decisiarz of the Hoifble

..S{1premc Ceurt in the case of Sr-LC. Chandr-aarzwhan. Vs.

V sengottagyan reported in Am .2000 SC 568 equivalent 1:0

.»_:g”-/w’-r\..__,,___”,__

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therefere, the Trial Court rightly” ailcmsed the eV_ie§:iaz1
petitions under clause (0) ef Section 2712) of
Act and as such both the impumied V4:

do net call for any ._
revisions. in the decisien A . T Av ‘

c. Chcmdramohan vs; LRs &
Others reported in the Horfble
Supreme 17 therein as
under:«- V . A ‘
xéaa-51¢-;’§s1′?r of title 01″ the
zandioni, 3% Shouid renounce his
cheiaetee 213: set up title or right

; ineeneistent ivit h the reiationship of landlord
1’:e;1_ant,_. “eiiher in himself er in a third

In case of derivative title of the
the absence of a notice of ‘

of title :1: favour of the landlord or
n T zittfiirnment of tenancy, a tenant’s assertion
the landlord “is 3 cc:-owner dares net
“amount-. to denial of his title,_ umess the
tenant has also renounced his relationship
as a tenant The principle of equity that a

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rw-…,.J

as
tenants have paid rents to the decmsed Smt. Padma

after demise of the omna: Lanczigizwcx i

B.N.Vasanph_appa for a considerable. K V’

2000 and. View of the

bonafidely approached the forAfiicp§3eit311g°I§§§i’its”:for %

furtgher pericd. In this sgicw 4of'”iI.i§?:; um rérie laid
down by the i-IoI1’ble above said
case aptly ,V V presez1t cases.

Therefore, tgpmion, that the Trial
Court _ eviction on the
gmumugags :Se<.:tion 27(2) of the Act. As

such "érders insofar as they relate to

wound in respect of both the

péititifillg deserve to be set aside.

2.2;; .1T1i§: submission of Sri,P.I'.). Surazla. ieamed

V' fiztiliziscl for the revisipn petitiezler—tc:I1a11ts, that the Trial

he directed to take into account ail the clepssits

" made by the resgective Tenants into the 00111': While

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quarmifying the arrears of rent payable by them:
accepted, beca11se,it is for the Tenants
Triai Court that the said deposits were ‘u
them and I1{}tiCC of the same Jvtoij ._

and that the said, deposits Werremade. towaziivs of ‘V

rent in eemplianee with girder under
clause (a) of Section 27(2)..ef therefore,

they (te11aI1ts)§V 11ot in terms cf the

%F’er. ¥:’}1§;+-.. ‘aforesaid, While answering
point Ne…1__ :i1’1 the’ and point No.2 in the
‘Negative’, I page the following,

,””.._HR§fi§._Ne’s§’233 of 2005 and 182 of 2006 are

hefehy” in part. Beth the impugned orders

rme.Nes,;g3 of 2001 and 25 of 2001 by the

Le.[e;:=§ar::¢s-4:1 XII Additional Small Causes Judge (seen 8), L
_ — Eafigéiiere, are hereby set aside insofar as they rebate to I
‘T ” -{he grani: of eviction in favour of the petitioner-iandlady

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