{"id":66161,"date":"2008-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/d-john-peter-vs-r-padma-padmamma-on-11-december-2008"},"modified":"2017-02-25T01:38:43","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T20:08:43","slug":"d-john-peter-vs-r-padma-padmamma-on-11-december-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/d-john-peter-vs-r-padma-padmamma-on-11-december-2008","title":{"rendered":"D John Peter vs R Padma @ Padmamma on 11 December, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">D John Peter vs R Padma @ Padmamma on 11 December, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Arali Nagaraj<\/div>\n<pre> \n\n5\nRent Act 1999, (hereinafter referred to as the 'Rent Act'\n\nin Sh{)I'E] and HRC No.26\/2001 was \ufb01led by her tinder\n\nSection 2\"f('2)(a)(r] and (0) of the Rent Act.  \n\nCourt alloweci both the said petitiezls  3;;  ..  \n\nand (9; 9f Sectrien 27(2) of the Rent Act \u00aband %A:t\u00a2;\u00bbs;c:c,~:1 ti:;\u00a2\n\npetition in I-{RC No. 26\/2OO1T'u;1clef 'c_1 ause (;~;%\"%s;V;?'   ,\n\nAct. Aggievcd by the \u00e9r\u00e9sr  200 1, insofar\nas it reiatas     V petii:i0:1 on the\nground   therein has flied\nHRRP Nd;  the pendency of\nthis re\ufb01sib\ufb01   died. Further, her\n\nmentally i'\u00e9iiar;'i::::1V '.dau.gh\u00a3\u00e9r for whom ihe possession of\n\n  Apre1\u00a7\u00a7,is\u00e9s'vwas claimed in HRC No.26\/2001\n\n :u:;;\u00a2::T% c;ause[%A(;%~; also died. Therefore, there is no\n\n,disp1\u00e9te  ~b\ufb01m9\u00e9en the parties as to the HER?\n\n\/$3006 having become infructuous. As such, the\n\n   iiabie to be dismissed.\n\nW\n\n\n\n \n\n\"F\n\n3. Since HRRP N023?\/2006 is liable t_e__ be\n\ndismissed as having become infruetuous, E 1:9\n\nproceed with HRRP N0s.233\/2805' \"\":'1.--\u00a78f22'.)\"24('_}V{}6'._V Mt\"\n\n'I'i1erefore, the arguments of Qrfi   _\n\nlearned emmsel for the petitietiier-Teh,antsA  t\u00a7e\u20acf1''tf1ese '' V\n\nRevision Petitions are  'heard \nof Sr}. 3. Nagaraj,     fer the\nRespondent-Ifartttitadyizltegbttt11:VI+}i*{RI?:\"'\u00a7i\u00a7ee'.233 \/22005 and<\/pre>\n<p>182\/2006.?   passed by the<br \/>\nTrial     petitions. Also<br \/>\npeI*use\u20aci\u00ab.ti1e ebtained \ufb01em the Trial Court<\/p>\n<p>A &#8221; -.    heard the learned Counsel for the parties<\/p>\n<p> *&#8211;ti&#8221;1e\u00e9eu.&#8221;;j~petitier2S, the points that arise for I113?<\/p>\n<p>g dete\ufb01\ufb01ma\ufb01en are:\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; tttwtt Whether the Trial court is justi\ufb01ed in<\/p>\n<p>: allewizlg the respective eviction<\/p>\n<p>petitions in beth the HRC Nes.23 and<br \/>\n.r&#8212;&#8212;3&#8243;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8216;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">8<\/span><\/p>\n<p>26 of 2001 on the ground under clause\n<\/p>\n<p>(a) 01&#8242; See.f27(2) 01&#8242; the Rent Ace? <\/p>\n<p>(:1) Whether the Trial Court is<br \/>\njusti\ufb01ed in gaming eviction 5 <\/p>\n<p>allowing the res\ufb01eciives [e*v ieIj011&#8217;V <\/p>\n<p>petitions u11der&#8217; e&#8217;ia;.1se&#8217; &#8220;{9} 9f<br \/>\n27(2) of the Rem:   fghe<br \/>\nrespective\u00bb  &#8216;t1iefeiI1<br \/>\nto deliver  ;_vaea1;i'{.;:&#8217; ef the<br \/>\nrespective  &#8216; to the<\/p>\n<p>pse3\u00a3iti\u00a7f\u00a7&#8217;I&#8217;1eI&#8217;s'&#8221;therei11__.\u00a2_ ;<br \/>\n5,. &#8212;&#8212;&#8211;    ciause {a} of Seetien<br \/>\n2?(2)   :ii1\u00a7:.eVer111eI1ts made by the<br \/>\ndeceaeed u&#8217;;:etitieV1;1er\u00a5i;\u00e9mui&#8217;1ady Smt. Padma, in both the<br \/>\n v    \u00abaxe under:\n<\/p>\n<p>V&#8217;    feependent paid rental upto the end of<br \/>\n..  te the petitioner hem} and<br \/>\n ehz\ufb01ii\u00e9iinged valid receipts for all such<br \/>\n_ iiagfmerits. He abruptly stopped paying rents<br \/>\nV &#8216; &#8216;j_\u00abto her Without any cause er reason and thus<br \/>\nH he became defaulter in the matter of<\/p>\n<p>payment of Z'(&#8216;:i1t am he has met paid the<br \/>\nrents from 1.5.2000 onwards. The pe\ufb01tioner<\/p>\n<p>0&#8212;S*&#8221;\\&#8221;&#8216;-&#8220;\\&#8230;..\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">33<\/span><\/p>\n<p>get issue\u00e9 legal notice dated 6.9.2000 to the<br \/>\nrespoxzziem tenants demanding arreale of<\/p>\n<p>rem: of i~2s.2,0()0\/- for the period from May<br \/>\n2000 an the and 01&#8242; August 2000. nesm-;&#8211;: [<br \/>\nreceipt of the said notice, the resp0r3;&#8217;ie1\u00e9.1;&#8217;~&#8217;..&#8217;._:  A&#8217;<br \/>\ntenant did not reply to the same nee    &#8216; <\/p>\n<p>paid the said rent. Agar; the em  or<\/p>\n<p>petition, the &#8216;teI1\u00e9i:;1tA_ wee.   petifioiier<br \/>\na sum of Rs.4,0G{)   of rent<br \/>\nfrom May 1 &#8216; &#8216;2QO0i &#8216;     -of. Vi\ufb01eeem her<\/p>\n<p>6.    of the landiady in<\/p>\n<p>respo1&#8243;:de1;11;   .  \ufb01led their respective<\/p>\n<p> stateg\ufb01ae\ufb01ts cf Glzjeetioits corzten\u00e9irigas under:<\/p>\n<p>\n   respondent was inductm as a<\/p>\n<p>V    the petition premises by 6116<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A   Vasa111_;haPI3*&#8221;\\, who was owner<\/p>\n<p>meeeef. A\ufb01ter his death, the p\u20ac{i&#8221;tiOI&#8221;1\u20acI&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>V &#8221; * _def}:1a;1ded payment of rem, the respendent<\/p>\n<p>V&#8217; &#8221; ebliged her and made payment cf the rents<\/p>\n<p>to her but latexgen, one Smt. Rajamma, W\/0.<\/p>\n<p>(___$&#8221;&#8221;w\\..&#8212;\\_,_,-\n<\/p>\n<p>A&#8217; __ pe\ufb01tiens, the respective<\/p>\n<p>  _   \u00a7\u00a7\u00a7=;1&lt;;=&#039;i in {\ufb01S\u00a7}&quot;E_2.\u00a7f\u00a7 ma: i}:3&#039;\u00a3\u00a7;: {\u20ac516 :i&lt;:22a::&quot;:{.:&#039;=5 in $532123<\/p>\n<p> rf::%&#039;S;}&amp;;;::\u00a7\u00a7*:\u20ac:_ g\u00e9s\u00e9iziaieass C\u00e9iiii\u00e9i  E33 \u00a71E{&#039;i&#039;L%;C\u00a7;i\u20aci{\u00a7 \u00a333; \u00a3335: .<\/p>\n<p>vf}E&#039;%\u00a71}Ii\u00a7S\u20aciS in $31322&#039;: 335:5 :;%a553 .-img\u00e9 21:: E\ufb01i\ufb02\ufb01, ::::\u00e9:2%:&quot;:  22:3<\/p>\n<p> ii\u00e9isgmt\ufb01 as :0 \u20ac\u00a7;&#039;1\u20acfI&#039;\u20ac:f bs\ufb01iig _&quot;\u00a7iiE&#039;\u00e9\u00a7.E I&#039;\u20ac;&#039;1Eifi{3E&#039;i:&quot;~\u00a7\u00bb\ufb01i\u00a73 {if \u00a7a11:&quot;%i&lt;:::&#039;\u00a3i<\/p>\n<p>E1<\/p>\n<p>:*@=.31_:e9\u00a7:\u00ab:;E$2*:{ 31;; E&#039;\ufb01E&#039;*1\u00a7\u00a7ii}:\u00a7 pa;-&#039;$226111, sf 1&#039;5&#039;-:3&#039;}.*t&quot;.: <\/p>\n<p>H\ufb01ilif\ufb01, \u00a7.\u00a7.}:fi&#039; pr3:\u00a7:.i:::z&quot;1 %_EIiC\u00a7\u20ac:E&#039; $\u00a7{:{\u00e9i:\u00a7;_ <\/p>\n<p>{E26 \u00a7{az:::a:2::i:) &lt;2? 331$ aizi A\u00e9ji. \u20ac3E3i ii}{}\u00a7i&quot;. ix: _\u00ab *\u00a71&#039;\u00e9i\u00a7z:\u00a7%:\u00a7:.\u00e9;&#039;:&#039;::&lt;;\u00a7&#039;&#8230;<br \/>\n \u20ac31&#039;: a;;;3;::&quot;::c\u00e9ai\u00e9:3a ::::=:&#039;A1&#039;{.%z7::._?:&#039;:\u00a5i&lt;;E\u00e9&#039;::\u00e9:::.,i.:::;&quot;,i2:%.:;?:3:?{;i<\/p>\n<p>a\u00e9ii 21:33:} by E931 \ufb01g: ;33:*ii5?3:;&quot;&quot;:%;:: }:&lt;:?:&#8211;:.~&#039;;:*f&#039;:.&quot;:&#039;:-;&#039;x&lt;.T.\u00a7T&#039;_&quot;..%~&#039;_;:&#039;:i\u00e9;_:%. V&lt;i:&#039;!t:s:u;*{ %&#039;1aE~;:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7&#039;s:E\u20ac;\u00b0:{31&#039;ii&amp;&quot;i Ks; i\u00a7:&quot;i{3}:11;\u00a7&quot; \u00a332&#039;: \u00a73f;75\u00a7\u00a7&#039;ii,J&#039; :59&#039;-2&#039;3,E&#8211;.\u00a7\u00a7Z\u00a75\u00a7f{&#039;~f;?\u00a7i\u00a7i&quot;3;}\u00a7E&#039;&quot;E\u00a3i3Ei&#039;3iE1g ta:<\/p>\n<p>&lt;;&#039;:\u00a7\u20ac1%.1S\u20ac (3.) sf&#039; S\u20ac:C\u20ac31&lt;&#039;m&quot;1a3f&quot;~.;j}:\u00a2&#039; ..%Eit*3;&quot;;&#039;\u00a7; ac&quot;: ii} \ufb01at:<\/p>\n<p>&#039;,\u00ab%;&#039;I&#039;;&#039;f%:&#039;z:1a=;i*s,\u00bb*\u00e9%i*.&#039;V&#039;  i:~*2&#039;\u00e9&#039;23;z?=::%;;&#039;\u00a7:a* i_\u00a7&#039;\u00a7:&#039;A.&#039;;t.%&#039;i&#039;r:%&quot; &#039;=&quot;z=:{\u00a7;&#039;zf}&#039;;33;T::r:::&#039; \u00a7:x::\u20ac{Ei}i:&quot;? {\ufb01at<\/p>\n<p>x<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">73<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(&#8220;E<\/p>\n<p>3:36: r\u20ac5p\u00e9::s.::2i\u00e9%&amp;;\u00bb&#8217;;:2:$\u00a7&#8221;=Ga1{i::3:Ei\u00a5\u00a5&#8221;{&lt;i:3ei\u00a7?.iS in &#039;&#039;:;:&#039;::t}:: 3138 Sai\u00e9<br \/>\n\u00e9xsezzsaj ::s3:2i::iii:&quot;\u20ac\u00ab\u00a7:.=;{i;&#039;:_ zgaakizzg {$9.3-=&#039;::1\u20ac:s\u00a7. cf  {sf<\/p>\n<p>E&#039;\u00a7E&quot;i?; \u00a7:;._ tii\u00e9 \u00a7&#039;}=:-?&#039;:{:E%;&#039;\u00e9{3:%;%\u00a7:}1&#039;.._\u00a73i1iIi1\u00a3\u00a7.d3-&#039; ami &#039;{h\ufb01&#039;1&quot;\u20ac\u00a7}f={ ii: \u00a7:i}&lt;}:a.&#039;=f3::i<\/p>\n<p>  :&#039;zi::;=::&quot;j;3f:&#039;\u00a7.:i\ufb01;:}:&#039;;:::; :31: 33:5 :::ai:\u00a7 gmzzzzzi.<\/p>\n<p>%%1$:2:&#039;i:i1a13p3_, 81$ &lt;}?:\u00a7;gir:aE {3sa:*1&#039;&quot;;\u20acz&quot;- &lt;35 ziim gi\ufb01tiiizsig<\/p>\n<p>a;::&#039;:d *;:*:=11:az1i \u00a7}\u20ac\u00a73:%;&quot;\u20ac\ufb01E&quot;i \u00e9aie &#039;:z&#039;asa1\u00a7ti&quot;:appa anii \u00e9im<\/p>\n<p>&lt;_,____S&quot;&quot;&quot;&#039;\\.&#8212;-\\_,~&#8211;&quot;\n<\/p>\n<p>in mm me \u00a3-IRC.Nc-$.23 &amp; 26 of 2001. Therefo;f\u00a2; :.:\u00a5\u00a7Qf\u00a3h<\/p>\n<p>the erciers insofar as they relate to the g*ant__   _<\/p>\n<p>under Clause (0) have been challe\ufb01ged u v <\/p>\n<p>of 2005 and :32 of 2006 by the mm\u00bb:;m\u00a2ag;}ts.% <\/p>\n<p>pertinent to 110116 that botI1V&#8217;i1&#8217;12%:_Vevi?\u00e9t\u00a7\u00a7&#8221;r1 pCiitiQ;1S_VViI1&#8230;\u00a7tl1V(3  *<\/p>\n<p>said cases were \ufb01led Lmger tile \ufb01ro\ufb01isigns &#8216;i)&#8217;f&#8221;&#8216;t:hi: Old Act ?<\/p>\n<p>sf 1961, which was in     f\ufb02mg cf the<br \/>\nsaid petitiaxm&#8230;  Act 1999 came<br \/>\ninto face,  tmder clause<br \/>\n(0) of &#8216;  her pleadings in<br \/>\nthe  tile averments cozxstituting<\/p>\n<p>the   ..a.T&#8217;-136..  &#8216;I&#8217;\u00a71\u20ac: said averments which are<\/p>\n<p> V&#8217;  Ht}i\u00e9&#8221;13\u00e9titi0I1s read as under :<\/p>\n<p>  &#8216;V  &#8220;\ufb01\u00a2tf\u00a3\u00a7OI16T submits that thsugh the<br \/>\n&#8216;_&#8221;&#8221;%resp&lt;:&amp;i:3\u00e9nt is tenan, is under her and having<br \/>\n paiazi iiiie rem up ta and of April 2000 UL) her<\/p>\n<p> ~ ;  119 .$.now in his reply\/ statement of objscticns<br \/>\n* . Jana with a mala\ufb01dc intention has denied the<\/p>\n<p>ownegship of the petitioner over the petition<br \/>\nschedule property. The I*\u20acS13\u20ac}I&quot;id\u20acIlI&#039;S<br \/>\n,-w-\u00abr-&quot;-&quot;&quot;&quot;*\\..&#8212;6<\/p>\n<p>ffi<\/p>\n<p>the 03d Act, for depositing the rents in respect of the<br \/>\nrespective premises and as such, may never gV%\u00a7id,\u00a2d<\/p>\n<p>payment of rent.\n<\/p>\n<p>18. It is not in dispute   <\/p>\n<p>wife 91&#8242; late Landlord BM in &#8216;V &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>OS.N0.8186 of 1995 v:::Eax;&#8217;1I1i172g&#8221;i*&#8217;Q\u00e91f&#8217;\u00e9x{;\u00a7usi\u00a3r\u00e9&#8217;*i:iti\u00e9 to the<br \/>\npetition premises in  the deceased<br \/>\nSmt. Padina 31$&#8217;-\ufb01g&#8217;   the tenants<br \/>\nand   respective petitions<br \/>\nin   2\u20ac\u00a7\u00a5}(}&#8217;V&#8217;1}iLnder Sectican 19 of the<br \/>\nOld  cf the Court to depesit rent:\n<\/p>\n<p>31, I&#8217;ff;Sp6jCt Gf _:th&#8217;.3 petition premises for the<\/p>\n<p>  11,:If &#8220;%&#8211;_May&#8217;:  and onwards and that they<\/p>\n<p>  in the said petitions.\n<\/p>\n<p> 134.;  the learned counsel for the<\/p>\n<p> mesa HRRP Nos.2s3 of &#8216;2i)O6 and 1822 of<\/p>\n<p>A    p_iac1\ufb01,x;g rciiance on the decisiarz of the Hoifble<\/p>\n<p>  ..S{1premc Ceurt in the case of Sr-LC. Chandr-aarzwhan. Vs.<\/p>\n<p>V sengottagyan reported in Am .2000 SC 568 equivalent 1:0<\/p>\n<p>.\u00bb_:g&#8221;-\/w&#8217;-r\\..__,,___&#8221;,__<\/p>\n<p>:3<br \/>\ntherefere, the Trial Court rightly&#8221; ailcmsed the eV_ie\u00a7:iaz1<br \/>\npetitions under clause (0) ef Section 2712) of<br \/>\nAct and as such both the impumied V4:\n<\/p>\n<p>do net call for any    ._<br \/>\nrevisions. in the decisien   A . T Av &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>c. Chcmdramohan vs;  LRs &amp;<br \/>\nOthers reported in  the Horfble<br \/>\nSupreme   17 therein as<br \/>\nunder:\u00ab-   V . A  &#8216;<br \/>\nx\u00e9aa-51\u00a2-;&#8217;\u00a7s1&#8242;?r   of title 01&#8243; the<br \/>\nzandioni, 3% Shouid renounce his<br \/>\ncheiaetee 213:  set up title or right<\/p>\n<p>; ineeneistent ivit h the reiationship of landlord<br \/>\n 1&#8217;:e;1_ant,_. &#8220;eiiher in himself er in a third<\/p>\n<p>   In case of derivative title of the<br \/>\n the absence of a notice of &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>  of title :1: favour of the landlord or<br \/>\nn T zitt\ufb01irnment of tenancy, a tenant&#8217;s assertion<br \/>\n the landlord &#8220;is 3 cc:-owner dares net<br \/>\n&#8220;amount-. to denial of his title,_ umess the<br \/>\ntenant has also renounced his relationship<br \/>\nas a tenant The principle of equity that a<\/p>\n<p>-2:&#8217;~&#8211;~,,-.._.,__~__*_~\/,<br \/>\nrw-&#8230;,.J<\/p>\n<p>as<br \/>\ntenants have paid rents to the decmsed Smt. Padma<\/p>\n<p>after demise of the omna: Lanczigizwcx  i <\/p>\n<p>B.N.Vasanph_appa for a considerable.   K V&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>2000 and.  View of the    <\/p>\n<p>bona\ufb01dely approached the forA\ufb01icp\u00a73eit311g\u00b0I\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7i&#8217;its&#8221;:for  %<\/p>\n<p>furtgher pericd. In this sgicw 4of'&#8221;iI.i\u00a7?:;  um r\u00e9rie laid<br \/>\ndown by the i-IoI1&#8217;ble  above said<br \/>\ncase aptly    ,V V presez1t cases.\n<\/p>\n<p>Therefore,  tgpmion, that the Trial<br \/>\nCourt  _   eviction on the<br \/>\ngmumugags :Se&lt;.:tion 27(2) of the Act. As<\/p>\n<p>such   &quot;\u00e9rders insofar as they relate to<\/p>\n<p>  wound in respect of both the<\/p>\n<p> p\u00e9ititi\ufb01llg deserve to be set aside.<\/p>\n<p>2.2;; .1T1i\u00a7: submission of Sri,P.I&#039;.). Surazla. ieamed<\/p>\n<p>V&#039; \ufb01ztiliziscl for the revisipn petitiezler&#8212;tc:I1a11ts, that the Trial<\/p>\n<p>   he directed to take into account ail the clepssits<\/p>\n<p> &quot; made by the resgective Tenants into the 00111&#039;: While<\/p>\n<p>(&#8212;&#8212;3hV&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;*x.._,_..\n<\/p>\n<p>xi<\/p>\n<p>2.6<\/p>\n<p>quarmifying the arrears of rent payable by them:<br \/>\naccepted, beca11se,it is for the Tenants<br \/>\nTriai Court that the said deposits were &#8216;u<br \/>\nthem and I1{}tiCC of the same Jvtoij  ._<\/p>\n<p>and that the said, deposits Werremade. towaziivs  of &#8216;V<\/p>\n<p>rent in eemplianee with  girder  under<br \/>\nclause (a) of Section 27(2)..ef    therefore,<\/p>\n<p>they (te11aI1ts)\u00a7V 11ot  in terms cf the<\/p>\n<p> %F&#8217;er. \u00a5:&#8217;}1\u00a7;+-.. &#8216;aforesaid, While answering<br \/>\npoint Ne&#8230;1__ :i1&#8217;1 the&#8217; and point No.2 in the<br \/>\n&#8216;Negative&#8217;, I  page the following,<\/p>\n<p> ,&#8221;&#8221;.._HR\u00a7fi\u00a7._Ne&#8217;s\u00a7&#8217;233 of 2005 and 182 of 2006 are<\/p>\n<p>hefehy&#8221;  in part. Beth the impugned orders<\/p>\n<p>  rme.Nes,;g3 of 2001 and 25 of 2001 by the<\/p>\n<p> Le.[e;:=\u00a7ar::\u00a2s-4:1 XII Additional Small Causes Judge (seen 8), L<br \/>\n_  &#8212; Eafig\u00e9iiere, are hereby set aside insofar as they rebate to I<br \/>\n&#8216;T  &#8221; -{he grani: of eviction in favour of the petitioner-iandlady<\/p>\n<p>(&#8211;~n_.\u00a7&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8216;x\/~*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court D John Peter vs R Padma @ Padmamma on 11 December, 2008 Author: Arali Nagaraj 5 Rent Act 1999, (hereinafter referred to as the &#8216;Rent Act&#8217; in Sh{)I&#8217;E] and HRC No.26\/2001 was \ufb01led by her tinder Section 2&#8243;f(&#8216;2)(a)(r] and (0) of the Rent Act. Court alloweci both the said petitiezls 3;; .. 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