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it
ione
rs
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sus
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3.Shr i
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Res
ponde
nts

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sponde
ntno.
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amdar,forRe
spondentno.
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DATE : 3J
ANUARY
,2020
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UDGMENT:
CHALLENGEANDI
NTRODUCTI
ON

1. Thi
s pe
tit
ion i
s by t
enant or
igi
nal de
fendant No.
2

(
Pet
it
ione
rNo.
1). Hes
uff
erse
vic
tionf
rom t
hes
uitpr
emi
sesatt
he

i
nst
anc
eoft
hel
owe
rappe
llat
eCour
tunde
rit
sjudgme
ntandor
der

dat
ed 1 Nov
embe
r1997 asas
sai
led.Theot
herpe
tit
ione
rsar
ehi
s

f
ami
lyme
mbe
rs.

2. Re
sponde
ntsar
ethel
egalhe
irsoft
heor
igi
nalpl
aint
if
fs-

Y
eshwant Shankar Bar
ve and Sadanand Shankar Bar
ve -
the

l
andl
ords
. The or
igi
nal t
enant of t
he s
uit pr
emi
ses was one

‘
Raghunat
h’,f
athe
rofDe
fendantNo.1-Shr
iAc
hyutRaghunat
hJos
hi

(
fors
hor
t‘Ac
hyut
’)who i
simpl
eade
d asr
esponde
ntno.
3int
his

pe
tit
ion.
. On t
hede
ath ofRaghunat
hint
hey
ear1971 t
her
ent

r
ece
iptc
amet
obet
rans
fer
redi
nthenameofde
fendantno.1-
Achy
ut

al
thoughRaghunat
h’sbr
othe
randhi
sfami
lyme
mbe
rsal
sooc
cupi
ed

t
hes
uitpr
emi
ses
.

3. I
tsot
rans
pir
edt
hatt
het
enant
,de
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyut

l
eftt
hes
uitpr
emi
sesi
nthey
ear1979 asheac
qui
red al
ter
nat
ive

pr
emi
sesatPune
.Thes
uitpr
emi
seshe
ncer
emai
nedi
noc
cupat
ionof

de
fendantno.2-
Vas
antSadas
hivJ
oshi
,Ac
hyut
’s(
def
endantno.
1’s
)

c
ous
inbr
othe
ral
ongwi
thhi
sfami
lyme
mbe
rs(
thepe
tit
ione
rs)
,who

ar
enow pur
sui
ngt
hes
epr
oce
edi
ngs
.

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4. Thepl
aint
if
fsl
andl
ordsi
nst
it
ute
dane
vic
tionSui
tNo.
1682

of1982 agai
nstDe
fendantno.1-Ac
hhutRaghunat
hJos
hi-and

de
fendantno.2Shr
iVas
antSadas
hivJ
oshi
-pe
tit
ione
rno.1,be
for
e

t
he Smal
lCaus
es Cour
t at Pune
.Dur
ing t
he pe
nde
ncy oft
he

l
it
igat
ion,bot
hthepl
aint
if
fse
xpi
redasnot
edabov
e.De
fendantno.
1

Ac
hyuthasc
hos
ennott
oas
sai
lthee
vic
tionde
cre
e.

5. F
orc
onv
eni
enc
e,t
hepar
ti
esar
ere
fer
red ast
heys
tand

be
for
ethet
ri
alCour
tname
lyt
hepe
tit
ione
rsasde
fendant
sandt
he

r
esponde
ntsaspl
aint
if
fs.

6. Ther
ele
vantl
egi
sl
ati
onasappl
icabl
etot
hel
isi
n

que
sti
on i
sthe Bombay Re
nts Hot
eland Lodgi
ng Hous
e Rat
es

Cont
rol
.Ac
t,1947(
fors
hor
tthe‘
BombayRe
ntAc
t’
).

F
ACTUALANTECEDENTS

7. Thepl
aint
if
fswhowe
ree
arl
ierpar
tofal
arge
rjoi
nt

f
ami
lyar
ethel
andl
ordsoft
hes
uitpr
emi
sesname
ly‘
Hous
ePr
ope
rty

atCTSNo.
201’
.Int
hey
ear1937Si
xrooms(t
wor
oomss
ituat
edon

gr
oundf
loorandf
ourr
oomsont
hef
ir
stf
loor
)be
ari
ngBl
ockno.
7

andmor
epar
ti
cul
arl
yde
scr
ibe
dinpar
a1oft
hepl
aintwe
rel
etoutt
o

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Raghunat
h(or
igi
nalt
enant
),t
he f
athe
rofde
fendantno.
1,on a

mont
hlyr
entonr
entofRs
.22/
-.

8. The s
uiti
n que
sti
on wasl
aunc
hed on 12/
8/1982

agai
nstt
he de
fendant
son t
hre
e gr
oundsname
lyt
hatt
he t
enant

de
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyut
,wasade
faul
teri
npay
mentofmont
hlyr
ent

andwasi
nar
rear
sofr
entofRs
.1493.
90 byt
hee
ndof30/
4/1982.

Se
condl
ythatde
fendantno.
1 had ac
qui
red a bl
ock/
flatwi
th al
l

mode
rname
nit
iesatMi
tt
alApar
tme
nt,Puneandwasr
esi
dingi
nthe

t
hes
aidpr
emi
sesal
ongwi
thhi
sfami
ly
,forpas
tthr
eey
ear
sbe
for
e

i
nst
it
uti
onoft
hes
uit
,he
ncet
hede
fendant
swe
reabs
olut
elynoti
n

ne
edoft
het
enant
edpr
emi
ses
.Las
tlyt
hatt
hepl
aint
if
fsbonaf
ideand

r
eas
onabl
ywe
rei
nne
edoft
hepr
emi
ses
.Thepl
aint
if
fs’
chi
ldr
enwe
re

t
obeke
ptf
ore
duc
ati
onatPuneal
sopl
aint
if
fno.
1wast
ore
tir
efr
om

s
erv
ices
oonande
xce
ptt
hes
uitpr
emi
seshehadnoot
herpr
emi
sest
o

r
esi
deatPune
.Pl
aint
if
fno.
1wast
rans
fer
redt
oPuneandhewasi
n

badl
yinne
edofpr
emi
sesandf
orwantofpr
emi
ses
,hewass
uff
eri
ng

as
eri
ousi
nconv
eni
enc
e. The
rewasal
so bonaf
ider
equi
reme
ntof

pl
aint
if
fno.
1whos
eof
fi
cewasal
sot
obes
hif
tedatPune
.De
fendant

no.
1hadal
readyac
qui
redatbl
ockatPuneandhewasnotatal
lin

ne
edoft
hepr
emi
ses
.

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9. Thepl
aint
if
fsbyt
hei
radv
ocat
e’snot
icedat
ed 10 May

1982addr
ess
edt
ode
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyut
,te
rmi
nat
edt
het
enanc
yon

t
heabov
egr
oundsand de
mande
d pos
ses
sion.Thede
fendantno.
1

hav
ingf
ail
edt
ocompl
ywi
tht
henot
ice
,thee
vic
tions
uitc
amet
obe

i
nst
it
ute
d.

10. The de
fendant
scont
est
ed t
he s
uit by f
il
ing t
hei
r

i
nde
pende
ntwr
it
tens
tat
eme
nts
.Thede
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyut
,inhi
s

wr
it
tens
tat
eme
ntwhi
lede
nyi
ngt
hec
aseoft
hepl
aint
if
fsc
ont
ende
d

t
hathi
sde
ceas
edf
athe
rRaghunat
handt
hede
fendantno.
2’sf
athe
r

Sadas
hivwe
rer
ealbr
othe
rs. Hec
ont
ende
dthatt
hes
uitpr
emi
ses

we
ret
ake
nont
enanc
ybyt
hej
ointHi
nduf
ami
lys
inc
e1937ands
inc
e

t
hen,i
twast
hej
ointf
ami
lyme
mbe
rswhoar
einoc
cupat
ionoft
he

s
aidpr
emi
ses
.Hi
sfat
herde
ceas
edRaghunat
hbe
ingt
heKar
taoft
he

j
ointHi
nduf
ami
ly
,wasl
ooki
ngaf
tert
hef
ami
lywhohade
xpi
redi
n

t
hey
ear1971.Hec
ont
ende
dthataf
tert
hede
athofRaghunat
h,t
he

r
entr
ece
ipt
swe
rei
ssue
dinhi
sname
.Howe
veratt
hatt
ime
,Sadas
hiv

(
hisunc
leandde
fendantno.
2’sf
athe
r) wi
th hi
sfami
ly me
mbe
rs

wasal
sor
esi
ding i
nthe s
uitpr
emi
ses
.Sadas
hive
xpi
redi
nthe

y
ear 1981 and af
ter hi
sde
athhi
swi
feandc
hil
dre
nwe
rer
esi
ding

i
nthe s
uitpr
emi
ses
.De
fendantNo.
2-Vas
anti
sthe e
lde
sts
on of

Sadas
hivwhoi
snow r
esi
dingi
nthes
aidpr
emi
seswi
thhi
sfami
ly
.

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Ther
estoft
hewr
it
tens
tat
eme
ntofde
fendantno.
1pr
oce
ede
dpur
ely

onde
nial
.

11. De
fendantno.
2al
sof
il
edhi
swr
it
tens
tat
eme
nt(
s). He

f
il
ed t
wo wr
it
tens
tat
eme
ntsdat
ed 23.
8.1982 and an addi
ti
onal

wr
it
tens
tat
eme
ntdat
ed12.
4.1985.De
fendantno.
2cont
est
edt
hes
uit

onal
lthegr
ounds
.Hec
ont
ende
dthatt
hes
uitpr
emi
seswe
ret
ake
n

i
nte
nanc
yfort
hebe
nef
itoft
he j
ointhi
nduf
ami
lyofRaghunat
h.

He
nceal
lme
mbe
rsoft
hej
ointf
ami
lywhowe
reoc
cupy
ingt
hes
uit

pr
emi
seshadar
ightandi
nte
res
tint
het
enanc
y.Hec
ont
ende
dthat

f
ort
hes
akeofc
onv
eni
enc
e,r
entr
ece
ipt
swe
rei
ssue
dint
henameof

de
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyut
,af
tert
he de
ath ofhi
sfat
herRaghunat
h.

De
fendantno.
2cont
ende
dthatdue t
o gr
owt
h oft
hede
fendant
’s

f
ami
ly
,de
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyutpur
chas
edabl
ock/
flatoutofhi
sown

f
undsand f
orl
ast4/
5ye
ars
, wasr
esi
dingi
nthes
aid bl
ock.He

c
ont
ende
dthatt
hej
ointf
ami
lyhadnoc
onc
ernwi
tht
hebl
ock. He

s
tat
ed t
hat he had al
so f
il
ed a s
tandar
d r
ent appl
icat
ion

(
M.A.
No.
349/
1982)be
for
etheCour
tofSmal
lCaus
esatPune
,wi
thi
n

one mont
hfr
om t
he r
ece
iptoft
he s
uitnot
ice dat
ed 10.
6.1982,

pr
ayi
ngt
hatt
he s
tandar
dre
ntbef
ixe
d.Hec
ont
ende
dthatheal
ong

wi
th hi
s par
ent
s,br
othe
r and s
ist
ers we
rer
esi
ding i
nthe s
uit

pr
emi
ses
,notonl
yatt
het
imeofRaghunat
h’sde
athbutbe
for
ehi
s

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de
athande
vent
her
eaf
ter
.He
ncet
heywe
real
sot
enant
s,ass
inc
ethe

be
ginni
ng,t
hes
uitpr
emi
seswe
ret
enant
edt
othej
ointf
ami
lyandt
he

de
fendant
swe
reme
mbe
rsoft
hej
ointf
ami
ly
.Hec
ont
ende
dthatno

not
icewasi
ssue
dtode
fendantno.
2and/
ort
othehe
irsofde
ceas
ed

Sadas
hivt
ermi
nat
ing t
hei
rte
nanc
y. Cont
est
ing t
he gr
ound of

bona
fide r
equi
reme
ntoft
he pl
aint
if
fs,de
fendantno.
2cont
ende
d

t
hatpl
aint
if
fsc
hil
dre
nwe
regr
ownupandwe
rei
nse
rvi
ceandnone

oft
hem we
rege
tti
nge
duc
ate
d.I
twasde
nie
dthatpl
aint
if
fno.
1is

l
ike
lyt
ore
tir
eandhehadnoot
herpr
emi
sest
ore
sideatPune
.Itwas

c
ont
ende
dthatpl
aint
if
fswe
rei
nac
tualpos
ses
sionandoc
cupat
ionof

9r
oomsi
nanot
herpr
ope
rtyna
mel
yHous
eNo.
193,Shukr
awarPe
th.

Al
thoughpl
aint
if
fno.
1and2we
rer
esi
dingatanot
herpl
aceduet
o

t
hei
rempl
oyme
ntt
hes
eroomswe
rei
noc
cupat
ionoft
hei
rbr
othe
r

oneNar
ayanShankarBar
ve.De
fendantno2c
ont
ende
dthatast
he

pl
aint
if
fswe
repar
toft
hej
ointf
ami
ly
,the
ycannothav
eabonaf
ide

ne
ed and r
equi
reme
ntf
ort
he s
uitpr
emi
ses
.The de
fendantNo.
2

c
ont
ende
dthatt
her
ewass
car
cit
yofac
commodat
ion i
n Puneand

ac
commodat
ions was not av
ail
abl
e wi
thout pay
ing e
xor
bit
ant

de
pos
itsandi
nthee
vent
,the
yar
ere
qui
redt
ovac
ate
,the
ywi
lls
uff
er

gr
eat
erhar
dshi
p.

12. Thepar
ti
esl
edor
ale
vide
nce
.Thel
ear
nedt
ri
alJ
udge
,by

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sJudgme
ntandOr
derdat
ed7.
2.1987par
ti
all
yde
cre
edt
hes
uit
.

The l
ear
nedt
ri
alJ
udge al
soi
nthe s
ame j
udgme
ntde
cide
dthe

s
tandar
dre
nt Appl
icat
ion of t
he de
fendant t
her
eby f
ixi
ng t
he

s
tandar
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ntatRs
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-pe
rmont
h.Thel
ear
nedt
ri
alJ
udgehe
ldt
hat

de
fendantno.
1hadac
qui
redal
ter
nat
esui
tabl
epr
emi
ses
.Itwashe
ld

t
hatt
hepl
aint
if
fhadpr
ove
dthebonaf
idene
edandr
equi
reme
ntf
or

t
hes
uitpr
emi
sesofpl
aint
if
fno.
1. I
twashe
ldt
hatde
fendantno.
2

wase
nti
tl
edt
ocont
inuei
nthes
uitpr
emi
sesasat
enanti
nre
spe
ctof

t
hef
ourr
oomsbys
urr
ende
ring t
wo r
oomst
o pl
aint
if
fno.
1. I
n

r
ecor
dingt
hes
efi
ndi
ngs
,thel
ear
nedt
ri
alJ
udgehe
ldt
hatRaghunat
h

hadac
qui
redt
hes
uitpr
emi
sesnoti
nhi
sindi
vidualc
apac
itybut
,as

Manage
roft
hej
ointf
ami
ly
,cons
ist
ingofhi
mse
lf,hi
sbr
othe
rs,s
ist
er

andmot
her
.Thi
sont
hebas
ist
hatpl
aint
if
fno.
1hadadmi
tt
edi
nhi
s

de
pos
iti
on t
hatSadas
hiv br
othe
rofRaghunat
h wass
tay
ing wi
th

Raghunat
hashewasat
tendi
ngt
hes
choolatt
hatt
ime
.Itwashe
ld

t
hatpl
aint
if
fno.
1 had al
so admi
tt
edt
hats
onsofSadas
hiv we
re

r
esi
dingwi
thRaghunat
hforr
ece
ivi
nge
duc
ati
onatPuneandhe
nce

we
reme
mbe
rsoft
het
enant
’sf
ami
ly
,asde
fine
dunde
rse
cti
on5(
11)

oft
heBombayRe
ntAc
t. Thel
ear
nedt
ri
alJ
udgehowe
verr
eje
cte
d

t
hec
aseofde
fendantno.
1thatt
hepl
aint
if
fswe
renott
hel
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pl
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if
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J
udgepar
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uiti
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:-

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r
oomsonthegroundfl
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if
fs.

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lowed.

3. Thepar
ti
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4. Thes
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tpremisesishel
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.22/
-
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m.whi
chi
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iveofE.C.andothert
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5. Theamountdepos
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enti
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tandar
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pr
oceedingsbepai
dtot
hepl ai
ntif
fs.

6. Ther
ewi
llbenoor
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ocos
tsi
nthatpr
oceedi
ngal
so.
”

13. Bot
hthepar
ti
esas
sai
ledt
hej
udgme
ntandor
derpas
sed

by t
he l
ear
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ri
alJ
udge i
nthe
irr
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cti
ve appe
als
,be
for
ethe

l
ear
nedDi
str
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udge
,atPune
. Ci
vilAppe
alNo.
369of1987was

f
il
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hepl
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if
fsbe
ing aggr
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ed byt
hepar
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e.Ci
vil

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alNo.
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il
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iev
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uitbe
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cre
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vic
tionf
rom t
wor
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.

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re was a Re
vis
ion Appl
icat
ion No.
25 of1987 f
il
ed by t
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de
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ixat
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appl
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legi
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r
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,thatt
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twasal
lege
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al
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it
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anor
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hel
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.

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M.
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16. Anot
her appl
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bit 54 was f
il
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for
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esponde
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2tot
hewr
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tat
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nt.Thel
ear
nedDi
str
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udge

byanor
derdat
ed8.
9.1993al
lowe
dthes
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icat
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rami
ng

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ti
onali
ssuename
ly ast
,‘ owhet
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2pr
ovest
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t
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abl
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e
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ear
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ri
alJ
udgei
nhi
sor
der

dat
ed7.
3.1994r
ecor
dedaf
indi
ng t
hatde
fendantno.
2hadpr
ove
d

t
hatt
he l
andl
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ece
ive
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ses
sion oft
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efi
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ngs
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ear
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al

J
udger
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edont
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epor
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ssi
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r.

18. The
reaf
ter
,it was t
he pl
aint
if
fs who mov
ed an

appl
icat
ionbe
low Ex
hibi
t18i
nthede
fendant
’sCi
vilAppe
al(Ci
vil

Appe
alNo.
278of1987)pr
ayi
ngt
hatt
het
ri
alCour
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rec
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r
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dev
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nceont
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ionsaspe
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wr
it
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indi
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Thec
ont
ent
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fendantno.
2inpar
a5oft
hewr
it
tens
tat
eme
nt

ar
easunde
r:

“5( a)Thehous epr oper tybear ingC. T.S.No. 171Shukr awar

Pethi si n pos session oft hepl aintif
f,t hes aid pr oper tyi s
ownedbyt hej ointf ami lyofpl aintif
fs.Thes onofpl aintif
f
no.1 Yas hwantShankarBar ve vi zJ ayanthasc ar r
ied out
cons t
ruc tionovert hes aidpr oper t
yandhei ss el
lings hops ,
godown and of f
ices.The def endant shave al soc ome t o
know t hatt hey have al soc ons t r
uc t
ed f latsf orr esidenc e.
The pl ai ntiffsar e already pos ses s
ion ampl e pr emi sesf or
resi
denc e.Henc e,i tgoest opr ovet hatt hepl aintiffsar enot
in bonaf ideneed ofs ui tpr emis ess oal sot heyhavemor e
premi ses t han t heirr equirement .I ti st he s ay of t he
defendantt hatal l
egationsofpl ai
nt i
ffsr egar di ngs oc all
ed
partiti
on ar ef alse.Thepl aintiffshaves har ei nt hehous e
proper tybear ingno. 193Shukr awarPet h.Thepl aintiffs,hi s
fami l
y me mber s,br others,wi tht heirf ami lies,pl aint i
ffs
’
mot herar er esidinganddoi ngbus i
nes sint hes ai
dpr oper t
y.
Besides ,t heabover eferred pr oper ty
,pl aint iffshaver ights
int
er estand s har ei nt he ot herpr oper tiesoft heirj oint
fami l
y.The def endantf urtherc ontendst hatpl aintif fsar e
doing manybus ines sbes idest hebus inessofc ons truc ti
on
wor ks.Thei rf inanc ialpos iti
oni swel ltodo,henc et heneed
ofpl ai
nt iffsi snotbonaf ideoneandt heyar enoti nneedof
thepr emi sesi noc cupat i
onofdef endant s.( Amendmentvi de
Exhibit20dt1. 12.90atappel l
at es t
age. )“

19. Thel
ear
nedDi
str
ictJ
udgebyanor
derdat
ed12.
2.1995

al
lowe
dtheabov
eappl
icat
ionoft
hepl
aint
if
fsbe
ingEx
hibi
t18by

di
rec
ting t
he l
ear
nedt
ri
alJ
udge t
o gi
ve an oppor
tuni
tyt
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pl
aint
if
fs,t
ole
ade
vide
nce onapl
eaast
ake
nbyde
fendantno.
2in

par
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ende
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ffe
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emi
tthes
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str
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20. The l
ear
ned t
ri
al J
udge ac
cor
dingl
y pe
rmi
tt
ed t
he

pl
aint
if
fsandt
hede
fendant
stol
eade
vide
nceandaf
terhe
ari
ngt
he

par
ti
es by an or
der dat
ed 30.
10.
1995 r
ende
redaf
indi
ng t
hat

de
fendantno.
2hadf
ail
edt
opr
ovet
hatpl
aint
if
fsar
einpos
ses
sionof

s
uff
ici
entac
commodat
ioni
nthepr
emi
sess
tandi
ngonPl
otnos
.171

and193Shukr
awarPe
th,
Pune
. Thel
ear
nedt
ri
alJ
udgei
npas
sing

t
hisor
derhadmadet
hef
oll
owi
ngt
heobs
erv
ati
ons:

(i
) thatt
hepartit
ioninrespectofpropert
yno.171 st
oodpr oved
on evi
denceand thatac cordi
nglypropertyno.171 had fal
len t
o
theshareofVis
hwanat handHous eno.193hadf al
lentotheshareof
hismotherLaxmibaiandbr otherNarayan. Thus,thepl
ainti
ffshad
nothi
ngt odowiththeseproperti
esaf
tertheparti
ti
on.

(ii
) Ther eisnodisputet
hatt
heol
ds t
ruc
tur
esstandingon171
and173s tooddemolis
hedandanew c
omplexres
identi
alandnon
resi
dent
ialwascons
truct
ed.

(ii
i) Laxmi baiandNar ayanShankarBar vet heot
herme mber
sof
thejointfamil
yoft heplai
ntif
fsonpar t
it
ionwer eabsolutel
yseiz
ed
possessed and enti
tl
ed to propert
yand s urveynos.
193 and 171
respect
ivel
y and plaint
if
fs had no sharei ni t.Henc e,case of
defendantno.2thatconst
ructi
ononpl otnos.171or193wasowned
bypl ai
nti
ffswasnottrueandc orrec
t.

(i
v) The c onstruct
ion whi ch was undertaken by M/ s
Vishwabandhu Constr
ucti
on Pvt
.Lt
d wasac ompanyi ncor
porat
ed
undert heIndi
anCompani esAct,1956andasseenf r
om pastand
presentmembers,itshowsthatoutof12member s9ar efrom t
he
pl
ai nt
if
f’sf
amil
y.

(v) TheRe gis

terofDirect
orsofthec ompanys howedthatone
Narayanandpl ai
nti
ffNo.1-Y
eshwantareDi r
ector
soft hec
ompany.
However,Narayandidnotholdanys har
ei nthecompany.But,was
pai
das alar
yofRs .
500/-bythecompany.

(
vi) Onl ybecauseplai
ntif
fno.1YeshwantwasaDi r
ect
orofthe
c
ompanywoul dnotmeant hathebecomesaownerorhasanyri
ght
i
nres
pectofanyfl
atconst
ructedonCTSNos .
191or193.

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(vii
) Ont heevi
denceonrecor
dasitstands
,itc
annotbes
aidthat
plai
ntif
fs ar
ei n pos
sess
ion ofsuf
fi
cientaccommodati
on i
n Plot
no.193.

(vii
i) Whatissuf
fi
c i
entacc
ommodat i
ontoonef amil
ymaynotbe
sot otheothe
r.Defendantno.
2 did notled anyevi
denceon t
he
iss
ues as t
o what would be suf
fi
cient ac
commodation f
or t
he
plai
nti
ffs
.

(ix) Merel
ybec aus
etheplai
ntif
fswer eres
idingintheproperty
bearingPlotNo.193andwhi c
hwasonl yasac ourt
esyfrom other
familyme mber
s,itc
ouldnotbesaidthattheydonotr equi
rethesuit
premi s
es.

(x) Thes pecif

icpl eaofdef endantno. 2wast hattheplai
ntif
fs
hads uffi
cientac commodat i
oni n premi sesCTSNos .171and193.I t
wast husfort hedef endantt oleadpos i
tiveevidenceaboutt henature
oftheac commodat ionort ot heext entoft heac commodat ionbut,
defendantno. 2hasf ai
ledtodi sc
har get hatburden.Defendantno. 2
hencef ai
ledt opr ovet hattheplainti
ffsar einpossessi
onofs uff
ici
ent
accommodat i
oni nthepr emis
ess tandingonCTSNos .
171and193,
Shukr awarpet h,Pune. ”

21. The l
ear
ned Di
str
ictJ
udge
,cons
ide
ring t
he f
indi
ngs

whi
chwe
rer
etur
nedbyt
het
ri
alCour
tont
headdi
ti
onali
ssue
sas

not
ed abov
e, and c
ons
ide
ring t
he j
udgme
nti
n appe
al,by t
he

i
mpugne
djudgme
ntand or
deral
lowe
dthe pl
aint
if
fs’Appe
alby

r
eve
rsi
ngt
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indi
ngsasr
ecor
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ear
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ri
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udget
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xte
ntt
her
eli
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rede
cli
nedt
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aint
if
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nre
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ctoft
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our

r
ooms andde
cre
edt
hepl
aint
if
f’
sSui
t.Cons
eque
ntl
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fendant
’s

appe
ali
nre
spe
ctoft
hede
fendant
s’e
vic
tioni
nre
spe
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rom t
het
wo

r
oomsc
amet
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smi
sse
d.The f
indi
ngsoft
hel
ear
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udge

f
ixi
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he s
tandar
dre
ntatRs
.22/
-pe
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f
oll
owi
ngi
stheope
rat
iveor
derdat
ed1.
1.1997pas
sedbyt
hel
ear
ned

Di
str
ictJ
udge:

1. CivilAppealNo. 369/ 1987i nsti

tutedbyt helandl or dis
allowed.
2. CivilAppealNo. 278/ 87i nsti
tut
edbyDef endantVas antis
dismi ssed.
3. Revisi
on Pet i
ti
on No. 25/1987 instit
uted by pet i
tioner
Vas antandot her sisal
sodi smi s
sed.
4. Thej udgmentand dec reepas s
ed i n Regul arc ivils ui
t
no. 1682/ 1982i ss etaside,wher easthef i
ndingsnir espec tof
standar d Rent Appl ic ati
on i .e Mi sc.Civil Appl ication
no. 349/ 1982ar ec onfir
med.
5. The s tandar drentoft he sui
tpr emi s
esi sRs .22/ per
mont h.
6. Defendant saredi rectedt ohandoverac t
ualandvac ant
pos sessionoft hes ui
tpre mi seswi t
hin4( four)mont hsf rom t he
dat eoft hisdec ree.
7. Int hec ircums t
anc esoft hec ase,par t
i est o beart heir
ownc osts
.
8. EnquiryunderOr der20Rul e12ofCPC i sdirectedf or
thedet erminat i
onoff utur emes neprofi
ts.
”

Dt
.1.
1.1997 S/
d
10thAddl
.D.
J.
Pune*

22. I
nal
lowi
ngt
hepl
aint
if
f’
sAppe
al,t
hel
ear
nedDi
str
ictJ
udge

he
ld,t
hatt
hepl
aint
if
fshav
epr
ove
dthatde
fendantno.
1hadac
qui
red

s
uit
abl
e ac
commodat
ion.I
twashe
ldt
hatt
he pl
aint
if
fshav
e al
so

pr
ove
dthatt
heyr
equi
redt
hes
uitpr
emi
sesr
eas
onabl
yandbonaf
ide
.

I
nre
gar
dtot
hec
aseofde
fendantno.
2,t
hatt
hepl
aint
if
fspos
ses
sed

s
uff
ici
entac
commodat
ioni
nthepr
emi
sess
tandi
ngonpl
otnos
.191

and193Shukr
awarPe
th,Punei
twashe
ldt
hatt
hes
amec
oul
dnotbe

pr
ove
dbyde
fendantno.
2.I
nre
gar
dtopos
ses
siont
ake
nov
erf
rom

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Mr
.M.
K.Ranade
,itwashe
ldt
hatt
hiswasnots
uff
ici
entt
osat
isf
ythe

bona
fidene
ed oft
hepl
aint
if
fst
o hav
ethes
uitpr
emi
ses
.Itwas

obs
erv
edt
hatt
hear
eawhi
chwasi
npos
ses
sionofMr
.Ranadewasof

t
wor
oomsandbot
hther
oomswe
rei
nadi
lapi
dat
edc
ondi
ti
on.The

l
ear
ned Di
str
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udgeobs
erv
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aki
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l
ivi
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hepl
aint
if
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ses
sionoft
hes
eroomswoul
d

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ant
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he ne
ed oft
he l
andl
ordss
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ati
sf
ied.I
twas

obs
erv
edt
hatt
hepr
emi
sesofMr
.Ranadewe
renots
uff
ici
entf
orus
e

andoc
cupat
ionoft
hel
andl
ord/
plai
nti
ff
s,whe
nal
lme
mbe
rsoft
he

pl
aint
if
fswe
readul
tsandt
hei
rsonsmar
rie
d.

Submi
ssi
onsonbe
hal
foft
hepe
tit
ione
r/De
fendantno.
2

23. Mr
s.Agar
wal l
ear
nedc
ouns
elf
or t
he pe
tit
ione
rs,i
n
as
sai
li
ngt
hei
mpugne
djudgme
ntandor
derpas
sedbyt
hel
ear
ned
Di
str
ictJ
udge
,hasmadet
hef
oll
owi
ngs
ubmi
ssi
ons:
(
i) Thes
uitpr
emi
sesi
nthey
ear1937we
rel
etoutt
othe
j
ointf
ami
lyofRaghunat
hwhi
chc
ompr
ise
dofhi
smot
her
,br
othe
rs,
ands
ist
erswhi
chi
ncl
ude
dde
fendantno.
2’sf
athe
rSadas
hivwhowas
Raghunat
h’sbr
othe
r.Al
lthe
seme
mbe
rswe
rer
esi
ding i
nthes
uit
pr
emi
sesi
nre
spe
ctofwhi
cht
her
ewasampl
eev
ide
nceon r
ecor
d.
Thet
ri
alCour
tri
ght
lyhe
ldt
hatRaghunat
hbe
ingt
hee
lde
rbr
othe
r
andkar
taoft
hej
ointf
ami
ly
,ther
entr
ece
ipt
swe
rei
ssue
dinhi
sname
andaf
tert
hede
athofRaghunat
hin1971,Sadas
hivde
fendantno.
2’s
f
athe
rwasr
esi
dingi
nthes
uitpr
emi
seswhoal
sodi
edi
nthes
uit
pr
emi
ses
.Thede
fendantno.
2al
ongwi
thhi
sbr
othe
rsands
ist
erswas

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r
esi
ding i
nthe s
uitpr
emi
sesaf
tert
he de
ath ofSadas
hiv
. Thus
,
de
fendantno.
2 wast
he me
mbe
roft
he f
ami
lyr
esi
ding wi
tht
he
t
enantatt
het
imeofhi
sde
athandt
her
efor
e,hebe
come
sat
enant
wi
thi
ntheme
ani
ngofSe
cti
on5(
11)(
c)(
i)oft
heBombayRe
ntAc
t.

(
ii
) Thel
ear
nedt
ri
alJ
udgec
ons
ide
ringt
hedoc
ume
ntsand
t
hee
vide
ncehasc
orr
ect
lyhe
ldt
hatde
fendantno.
2’sf
athe
rSadas
hiv
wass
tay
ing wi
th Raghunat
h att
he t
ime ofhi
sde
athi
n 1971.
Sadas
hivc
ont
inue
dtos
tayi
nthes
uitpr
emi
sest
il
lthey
ear1981
whe
nhedi
edi
nthes
uitpr
emi
ses
.The
ref
ore
,unde
rse
cti
on5(
11)
(
c)oft
heBombayRe
ntAc
t,Sadas
hivwoul
dbet
hej
ointt
enant
.Onl
y
be
caus
ere
ntr
ece
iptwasi
ssue
dint
he name ofAc
hut(
Ori
ginal
de
fendantno.
1)t
hisdi
dnotde
pri
vede
fendantno.
2toas
ser
tjoi
nt
t
enanc
yri
ght
s.I
nsuppor
toft
hes
econt
ent
ions
,re
lianc
eispl
ace
don
t
hede
cis
ionoft
hel
ear
nedSi
ngl
eJudgeoft
hisCour
tinZahi
dAhme
d
Al
iMaz
gaonwal
laandAnrv
sSmtGul
shanPy
aral
iMaz
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de
cis
ionsoft
heSupr
emeCour
tinTe
xti
leAs
soc
iat
ion(
Indi
a)Bombay
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sKai
las h3,
hnat
4
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hokChi
ntamanJ
uke
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shor
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5
Vas
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atapPandi
tvsDr
.AnantTr
imbakSabni
s .
(
ii
i) Thatde
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyut hav
ing ac
qui
red anot
her
pr
emi
ses
,itwi
llnotamountt
oac
qui
ri
ngs
uit
abl
eal
ter
nat
epr
emi
ses
f
or t
he e
nti
ref
ami
ly
.The wor
d‘f
ami
ly’has t
o be gi
ven wi
der
me
ani
ng,s
oast
oinc
ludenotonl
ythehe
adoft
hef
ami
lybut
,al
lthe
me
mbe
rsoft
hef
ami
lyasde
sce
ndant
s,f
rom c
ommona
nce
stor
swho
ar
eac
tual
lyl
ivi
ngwi
ths
amehe
ad.

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(
iv) Thebe
nef
ici
alpr
ovi
si
onsoft
heBombayRe
ntAc
tar
e
r
equi
redt
obeme
ani
ngf
ull
ycons
true
dsoast
oadv
anc
etheobj
ect
sof
t
heAc
t.

(
v) Theappe
llat
eCour
tinpar
a15oft
hei
mpugne
djudgme
nt,has
al
sohe
ldt
hatRaghunat
hfat
herofde
fendantno.
1wasat
enantof
t
hes
uitpr
emi
ses
,and att
hatt
ime
,thef
athe
rofde
fendantno.
2
Sadas
hivwasr
esi
dingwi
thhi
m and t
hatde
fendantno.
2af
tert
he
de
athofhi
sfat
her
-Sadas
hivwaspay
ingr
entbydr
aft
s,al
thought
he
r
entr
ece
ipt
swe
rei
ssue
dint
henameofde
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyut
.Iti
s
s
ubmi
tt
edt
hatwhe
nthe
sef
indi
ngsar
ere
cor
ded,t
hel
ear
nedDi
str
ict
J
udgec
oul
dnothav
eobs
erv
edt
hataf
tert
hede
athofSadas
hiv
,the
de
fendant
shadc
hos
enAc
hyutt
obet
het
enantoft
hes
uitpr
emi
ses
.
I
toughtt
o hav
e be
en he
ldt
hatde
fendantNo.
2 Vas
ant
,son of
Sadas
hival
sohadani
nde
pende
ntt
enanc
yri
ght
sinr
espe
ctoft
he
pr
emi
ses
.

(
vi) I
tiss
ubmi
tt
edt
hatt
heCour
tsbe
low oughtnott
ohav
e
be
lie
vedt
heor
alpar
ti
ti
onoft
hepl
aint
if
fsf
ami
lyt
ore
cor
daf
indi
ng
t
hatt
heSui
tpr
ope
rtyhadc
omet
othes
har
eoft
hepl
aint
if
fsandt
hat
t
heyhadnoi
nte
res
tsi
nanyot
herj
ointf
ami
lypr
ope
rti
es,andmor
e
par
ti
cul
arl
yCTSNos
.193and171.Thet
heor
yofor
alpar
ti
ti
oni
nthe
y
ear1980c
anv
ass
edonbe
hal
foft
hepl
aint
if
fs,be
for
ethet
ri
alCour
t
wasnotpl
eade
dint
hepl
aint
.No doc
ume
nthasbe
en pl
ace
d on
r
ecor
dre
gar
dingpar
ti
ti
one
xce
ptt
he7/
12Ex
trac
tandt
hec
ityc
ivi
l
e
xtr
act
s.

(
vii
) Thel
ear
nedDi
str
ictJ
udgeoughtt
ohav
eac
cept
edt
he
f
indi
ngs oft
he l
ear
nedt
ri
alj
udge on t
he addi
ti
onali
ssue t
hat

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de
fendantNo.
2hadf
ail
edt
opr
ovet
hatt
hepl
aint
if
fswe
rehav
ing
s
uff
ici
entac
commodat
ioni
npr
emi
sess
tandi
ngonpl
otnos
.171and
193Shukr
awarpe
th,Pune
.

(
vii
i) Thel
ear
nedDi
str
ictJ
udgeoughtt
ohav
ehe
ldt
hatt
he
pl
aint
if
fswe
rebl
owi
nghotandc
oldi
nthes
amebr
eat
h,asi
tsui
ted
t
hei
rpur
pos
e.Thepl
ea ofbonaf
ide r
equi
reme
ntast
ake
n by t
he
pl
aint
if
fswasapl
eat
ake
nfort
hebe
nef
itoft
hej
ointf
ami
lyoft
he
pl
aint
if
fsand l
ate
ron,pl
eade
dtobet
hebonaf
ider
equi
reme
ntof
pl
aint
if
fnos
.1and2.

(
ix) The l
ear
ned Di
str
ictJ
udge f
ail
edt
o appr
eci
atet
hat
dur
ingt
hepe
nde
ncyoft
hispe
tit
ion,t
hepl
aint
if
fshadac
qui
redt
he
pr
emi
sesofMr
.Ranade
.Iti
ssubmi
tt
edt
hatame
ndme
nti
n wr
it
ten
s
tat
eme
ntwaspe
rmi
tt
edt
hatac
tualpos
ses
sion oft
wor
oomswas
obt
aine
d byt
hepl
aint
if
fsf
rom Mr
.Ranadei
n Se
pte
mbe
r1991and
t
hatt
heywe
renotputt
ous
e.TheCour
tCommi
ssi
one
r’sr
epor
t,i
n
t
hisr
egar
dthatt
hes
etwor
oomswe
renothabi
tabl
eshoul
dnothav
e
be
enac
cept
edbyt
hel
ear
nedDi
str
ictJ
udge
.

(
x) The c
ont
ent
ion of de
fendant no.
2 t
hat bonaf
ide
r
equi
reme
ntoft
hepl
aint
if
fswasbogusast
heyhadal
ready9r
ooms
i
nCTSNo.
193andhadc
ons
truc
tedaddi
ti
onalbui
ldi
ngsar
ound1994
c
ons
ist
ingofgr
oundpl
ust
hre
efl
oor
s,oughtt
ohav
ebe
enac
cept
ed.

(
xi) Thel
ear
nedDi
str
ictJ
udgeoughtt
ohav
eac
cept
edt
he
c
aseofde
fendantno.
2thatt
hepl
aint
if
fshadf
orme
dapr
ivat
eli
mit
ed
c
ompanyna
mel
yM/
sVi
shwabandhuDe
vel
ope
rsc
ons
ist
ingofal
lthe
f
ami
ly me
mbe
rsand t
hatt
he pl
aint
if
fno.
1 wasappoi
nte
d asa

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Di
rec
tor oft
he c
ompany r
ece
ivi
ng bi
gre
mune
rat
ion.Thus
,the
f
inanc
ials
tat
usoft
hepl
aint
if
fwasmuc
hbe
tte
rthant
hede
fendant
no.
2 who i
sa r
eti
rede
mpl
oye
efr
om Bhar
atF
orge r
equi
ri
ng t
o
mai
ntai
n hi
sfami
ly
. Ev
en ot
her
wis
e dur
ing t
he pe
nde
ncy oft
he
pr
oce
edi
ngs
,addi
ti
onalpr
emi
ses we
re ac
qui
redf
rom t
he ot
her
t
enant
swhi
chwashugear
eaf
ort
hel
andl
ordf
orhi
soc
cupat
ionas
t
he bonaf
ide r
equi
reme
ntoft
he l
andl
ordi
sme
tfr
om t
he ot
her
t
enant
s.

(
xii
) I
toughtt
ohav
ebe
enhe
ldt
hatgr
eat
erhar
dshi
pwoul
d
bec
aus
edt
ope
tit
ione
r/de
fendantno.
2whoi
snow oc
cupy
ingpar
tof
t
hepr
emi
sesandwhohashande
dov
erpos
ses
sionoft
wor
oomst
o
t
hepl
aint
if
fatt
het
imeofadmi
ssi
on oft
hepr
ese
ntwr
itpe
tit
ion
whi
char
eal
soke
ptl
ocke
dandnotus
ed.

(
xii
i) I
ntheal
ter
nat
ive
,ev
eni
fthepl
aint
if
fishe
ldt
ohav
epr
ove
d
bona
fide r
equi
reme
nt,on t
he bas
isofc
ompar
ati
ve har
dshi
p,t
he
pl
aint
if
f’
s Sui
toughtt
o hav
e be
en di
smi
sse
d c
ons
ide
ring t
he
pr
ovi
si
onsofs
ect
ion13(
2)oft
heBombayRe
ntAc
t, whi
chi
san
e
xce
pti
on,t
oev
ict
ion unde
rse
cti
on13(
1)(
g).Thi
ssubmi
ssi
on i
s
s
uppor
ted by r
ely
ing on t
he de
cis
ions i
n Badr
inar
ayan Chuni
lal
Bhut
adav
sGov
indr
am RamgopalMundada2003(
3)BCC 527and
Gaf
urv
sHi
rabaiKol
te 2001(
4)BCR691.

(
xiv
)Las
tly
,andi
ntheal
ter
nat
ivei
tisc
ont
ende
dthatt
het
ri
alCour
t
hasr
ight
ly gr
ant
edapar
ti
alde
cre
eoft
wor
oomswhi
choughtnott
o
hav
ebe
eni
nte
rfe
redwi
thbyt
hel
ear
nedDi
str
ictJ
udge
.

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Submi
ssi
onsonbe
hal
foft
hepl
aint
if
fs(
landl
ords
)/r
esponde
nts

24. Mr
.Pat
il
,le
arne
dcouns
elf
orpl
aint
if
f(r
esponde
ntnos
.1

and2)hasmadet
hef
oll
owi
ngs
ubmi
ssi
ons:

(
i) I
tisnotc
orr
ectf
ort
hepe
tit
ione
rst
ocont
endt
hat af
ter
t
hede
athofRaghunat
h,Sadas
hivhadbe
comet
het
enant asi
twas
ac
cept
ed by t
he de
fendant
sthat de
fendant no.
1-Ac
hyut woul
d
s
ucc
eedt
othet
enanc
yandr
entr
ece
ipt
swe
reac
cor
dingl
yis
sue
d,i
n
f
avourofde
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyutaspe
rmi
ssi
bleunde
rpr
ovi
si
onsof
s
ect
ion5(
11)(
c)oft
heBombayRe
ntAc
t.

(
ii
) I
tiss
ubmi
tt
edt
hatAc
hyuthadadmi
tt
edac
qui
si
ti
onof
al
ter
nat
esui
tabl
epr
emi
ses
. He
nce
,thepl
aint
if
fshads
ucc
eede
din
e
stabl
is
hingt
hegr
oundsofe
vic
tionunde
rse
cti
on13(
1)(
k)and 13
(
1)(
l)oft
heBombayRe
ntAc
tna
mel
yont
hegr
oundsofnon-
use
r
andt
het
enanthav
ingac
qui
redal
ter
nat
ivepr
emi
sesr
espe
cti
vel
y.

(
ii
i) I
tiss
ubmi
tt
edt
hatde
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyutwho had
be
come t
he t
enantaf
terhi
sfat
herRaghunat
hex
pir
ed,has not
c
hal
lenge
dthee
vic
tionde
cre
e.De
fendantno.
2canhav
enol
ocusi
n
l
aw i
nthef
act
soft
hec
aset
oas
sai
lthej
udgme
ntandor
derpas
sed
byt
he l
ear
nedDi
str
ictJ
udge
,int
heabs
enc
eofanyl
egalr
ightof
t
enanc
y.

(
iv) I
tiss
ubmi
tt
edt
hatonl
yonepe
rsonc
anbec
ons
ide
redas
at
enantunde
rtheBombayRe
ntAc
tcons
ide
ringt
hede
fini
ti
on of
“
tenant
”asde
fine
d unde
rse
cti
on 5 (
11) (
c) oft
he Ac
t. I
tis

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s
ubmi
tt
edt
hati
fthe
rewast
obeanydi
sput
e,be
twe
ent
hehe
irsand
f
ami
lyme
mbe
rsofade
ceas
edt
enant
,the
nitwasne
ces
sar
yfors
uch
f
ami
ly me
mbe
rto obt
ain appr
opr
iat
e de
clar
ati
on unde
rse
cti
on 5
(
11)(
c)oft
heAc
t.

(
v) I
tiss
ubmi
tt
edt
hatt
hisi
sa c
ase whe
ret
he f
ami
ly
me
mbe
rse
lec
tedandac
cept
edAc
hyutt
obet
het
enantont
hede
ath
ofhi
sfat
herRaghunat
h(or
igi
nalt
enant
)and t
il
lthef
il
ingoft
he
Sui
t,r
entwaspai
dbyde
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyutwhohadi
nfac
tvac
ate
d
t
hes
uitpr
emi
ses
. Thede
fendantno.
2/pe
tit
ione
rwasne
vert
reat
ed
asat
enantbyt
hepl
aint
if
fse
ithe
rbe
for
eoraf
tert
hede
athoft
he
or
igi
nalt
enant
-Raghunat
h.

(
vi) I
tiss
ubmi
tt
edt
hatt
her
eisnoc
onc
eptofj
ointf
ami
ly
t
enanc
y unde
rthe Ac
t, and mor
e par
ti
cul
arl
ycons
ide
ring t
he
de
fini
ti
onofat
enantasc
ont
aine
dins
ect
ion5[
11](
c)oft
heAc
t.
Ev
en ot
her
wis
e,t
her
entr
ece
iptwasi
ssue
dfi
rst
lyi
nthenameof
Raghunat
handl
ate
roni
nthena
meofAc
huti
twasne
veri
ssue
din
t
henameoft
heHUF
.

(
vii
) Thef
indi
ngsoff
act
sre
cor
dedbyt
het
ri
alCour
tasal
so
c
onf
ir
medbyt
he Di
str
ictCour
tonbona
fider
equi
reme
ntc
annotbe
,
he
ldt
obepe
rve
rser
equi
ri
ngi
nte
rfe
renc
einwr
itpr
oce
edi
ngs
.

(
vii
i) Bot
hthe Cour
tsbe
low hav
ecor
rec
tly he
ldt
hatt
he
pr
emi
ses whi
ch we
re av
ail
abl
e dur
ing t
he pe
nde
ncy of t
he
pr
oce
edi
ngs
,ar
enots
uit
abl
e.Thepr
emi
sesar
emor
ethanahundr
ed-
y
ear
s-ol
dwi
thouthav
ingt
hef
aci
li
tyoft
oil
etandbat
hroomsandt
hat

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af
tert
he de
ath ofor
igi
nalpl
aint
if
fs,t
he f
ami
ly me
mbe
rsoft
he
pl
aint
if
fsbona
fider
equi
redt
hes
uitpr
emi
ses
.

25. I
nsuppor
toft
heabov
econt
ent
ions
,re
lianc
eispl
ace
d

ont
he f
oll
owi
ngde
cis
ionsi
n (
i) Gool Rus
tomj
i Lal
a v
s Smt

Rus
tomj a6;(
iLal ii
)Kant
iBhat
tac
har
ya&or
svsK.
S.Par
mes
hwar
an&
7
anr (
ii
i)Vi
mal
abaiKe
shavGokhal
evsAv
inas
hKr
ishnaj
iBi
nje
wal
e&
8
or
s ;(
iv) SmtPar
vat
ibaiw/
o Bandu Mar
athe v
s SmtRadhabai
9
Chaggan Bhandar
kar (
dec
d) by he
rle
galhe
irs;(
v) Shamkant
10
T
ukar
am Nai
kvsDay
anabaiShams
anDi
ghodkar(
Smt
) ;(
vi)Ur
mi

De
epakKadi
avsSt
ateofMahar
asht
ra11;(
vii
)Rame
shRamgopalDaga

v
s Pr
ashantBabur
aoKhandar
e;(
vii
i)Nandki
shorSav
12
alar
am Mal
u

v
sHanumanmalG.
Biy
ani; (
ix)Vas
antPr
atap Pandi
13
tvsDr
.Anant
14
Tr
imbakSabni
s ;

REASONSANDCONCLUSI
ONS:

26. Ihav
ehe
ardl
ear
nedc
ouns
elf
ort
hepar
ti
es,wi
tht
hei
r

as
sis
tanc
e,hav
e pe
rus
edt
he r
ecor
ds and pr
oce
edi
ngs and t
he

j
udgme
ntsoft
heCour
tsbe
low.

6AIR1973Bom 113
71994(3)Bom CR100
82004(1)Bom CR839
9W.P.
No.
4969/1998(AurangabadBe nc
h)
1019891Bom CR554
11WPno.1853/2014
122006(1)Bom C.R.
844
132017(3)Mh.L.
J.(SupremeCour t
)page37
14(
1994)3SupremeCour tCases481

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27. Att
heout
set
,someadmi
tt
edf
act
sar
ere
qui
redt
o be

not
ed. Thet
enanc
yofr
esi
dent
ialpr
emi
sesc
ompr
isi
ngofs
ixr
ooms

i
nthe s
uitpr
ope
rty wasc
reat
edi
nthe y
ear1937 i
nfav
ourof

de
fendant no.
1’sf
athe
r Raghunat
h Gane
shJ
oshi
. Raghunat
h

e
xpi
redi
nthey
ear1971.Ti
llhi
sde
ath,t
her
entr
ece
ipt
swe
rei
ssue
d

i
n hi
s name
. Af
ter Raghunat
h‘s de
ath,t
he r
entr
ece
ipt
s we
re

t
rans
fer
redi
nthe na
me ofhi
sson de
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyut
,who

c
ont
inue
dtor
esi
dei
nthes
uitpr
emi
sest
il
lthey
ear1979whe
nhe

s
hif
tedhi
sre
side
ncet
oa ne
wlypur
chas
edf
lat
. Ass
eenf
rom t
he

r
ecor
d,i
tappe
arst
obenoti
ndi
sput
ethatRaghunat
hwasr
esi
dingi
n

t
het
enant
edpr
emi
sesal
ongwi
thhi
sfami
lyme
mbe
rswhi
chi
ncl
ude
d

Sadas
hiv
-de
fendantno.
2’sf
athe
r.Sadas
hive
xpi
redi
nthey
ear1981.

Ev
enaf
terRaghunat
hex
pir
ed,Sadas
hival
thoughc
ont
inue
dtor
esi
de

i
nthes
uitpr
emi
ses
,ti
llhee
xpi
redi
n1981,hehadac
cept
edt
hatt
he

t
enanc
y be he
ld by de
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyutand ac
cor
dingl
yre
nt

r
ece
iptbei
ssue
d byt
hepl
aint
if
finf
avourofAc
hyut–De
fendant

No.
1,(
sonofRaghunat
h). Af
terde
fendantno.
1mov
edoutoft
he

s
uitpr
emi
ses
,int
hey
ear1979de
fendantno.
2Vas
antal
ongwi
thhi
s

f
athe
rand f
ami
lyme
mbe
rshowe
verc
ont
inue
dto oc
cupyt
hes
uit

pr
emi
ses
.Ther
ecor
dindi
cat
est
hati
tisDe
fendantNo.2whohas

r
eal
lyc
ont
est
edt
hepr
oce
edi
ngsbe
for
ethec
our
tsbe
low byc
lai
ming

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i
nde
pende
ntr
ightasat
enant
.Admi
tt
edl
y,de
fendantno.
1hasnot

as
sai
ledt
hee
vic
tionde
cre
epas
sedbyt
hel
ear
nedDi
str
ictJ
udge
.

28. I
tisal
soqui
tec
lea
rthatne
ithe
rSadas
hivt
hel
atef
athe
r

ofde
fendantno.
2norf
ort
hatmat
terVas
ant
-de
fendantno.
2thought

i
tappr
opr
iat
eto as
ser
tthatt
hey had be
come t
enant
saf
tert
he

or
igi
nalt
enant
-Raghunat
hex
pir
edi
nthey
ear1971and/
orwhe
n

de
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyutmov
ed outofpr
emi
sesi
nthe y
ear1979.

The
yne
vert
ookapos
iti
ont
hate
veni
fther
entr
ece
iptwasi
ssue
din

t
he name ofde
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyut
,the
ycan be s
aidt
o be r
eal

t
enant
soft
hes
uitpr
emi
ses
.Thi
smor
epe
rti
nent
lywhe
nde
fendant

no.2hadas
ser
ted be
for
etheCour
tsbe
low t
hatt
hes
uitpr
emi
ses

we
ret
ake
nint
enanc
yfor t
he j
oint f
ami
ly ofRaghunat
h and

Raghunat
hbe
ingt
he‘
Kar
ta’att
her
ele
vantt
imet
her
entr
ece
iptwas

i
ssue
din hi
sname
.Ift
hisc
ont
ent
ion ofde
fendantno.
2ist
o be

ac
cept
ed,t
hen af
tert
hede
ath ofRaghunat
h,hi
sbr
othe
rSadas
hiv

be
camet
he‘
Kar
ta’oft
hej
ointf
ami
lyandt
her
entr
ece
ipt
sshoul
d

hav
ebe
ent
rans
fer
redi
nhi
sname
,howe
vert
hisne
verhappe
nedand

t
he r
entr
ece
ipt
scame t
o be t
rans
fer
red and i
ssue
dinf
avourof

de
fendant no.
1-Ac
hyut t
othe knowl
edge of Sadas
hiv as al
so

de
fendantno.
2-Vas
ant
.

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29. Thi
sindi
sput
ed pos
iti
on t
ake
n by de
ceas
ed Sadas
hiv

af
tert
hede
athofhi
sbr
othe
rRaghunat
h(or
igi
nalt
enant
)orf
ort
hat

mat
terde
fendantno.
2-Vas
ant
,af
tert
hede
athofhi
sfat
herSadas
hiv

whoe
xpi
redi
n 1981,as
sume
ssi
gni
fi
canc
esoast
ocons
ide
rast
o

who was t
he ac
tual t
enant f
or t
he pur
pos
es of t
he e
vic
tion

pr
oce
edi
ngsasl
aunc
hedbyt
hepl
aint
if
fs/
landl
ordsbywayoft
hes
uit

i
nque
sti
on.

30. The l
andl
ordi
nlaw and as r
ecogni
zed unde
rthe

pr
ovi
si
onsofs
ect
ion13oft
heBombayRe
ntAc
t,i
sent
it
ledt
ore
cov
er

pos
ses
sion on t
hegr
ounds
,asav
ail
abl
eunde
rthes
aid pr
ovi
si
ons
.

Se
cti
on13(
1)whi
chi
nteral
iapr
ovi
dedt
hatt
hel
andl
ords
hal
lbe

e
nti
tl
edt
ore
cov
erpos
ses
sionoft
het
enant
edpr
emi
ses
,onv
ari
ous

gr
ounds
.A pe
rus
alofs
ub-
claus
es(
a)t
o(l
)ofs
ub-
sec
tion 13 (
1)

woul
dindi
cat
ethati
tis“
the t
enant
”fr
om whom t
he pos
ses
sion

woul
dber
equi
redt
ober
ecov
ere
d. Thewor
d‘t
enant
’ woul
dbe

r
equi
redt
obeunde
rst
ood asde
fine
d unde
rse
cti
on 5 (
11)oft
he

BombayRe
ntAc
twhi
chr
eadst
hus:

Section5(11)
“tenant”meansanyper
sonbywhom oronwhos
eac
countr
ent
ispayablef
oranypremi
sesandi
ncl
udes-
(a) s uchsub-t
enantsandotherper
sonsashavederi
vedti
tl
e,
undera t enantbefor
et he c
ommenc ement)oft he Bombay
Rents,HotelandLodgi ngHouseRatesControl(Amendment)
Ordinance,1959.

(
aa) anyper
sont
owhom i
nter
esti
n pr
emi
seshasbeen

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ass
ignedortrans
fer
redasper
mit
tedordeemedt
obeper
mit
ted,
undersec
tion15.

(b) anyper s
on r emaini
ng,aft
ert hedeterminat i
on ofthe
lease,inpossessi
onwi t
horwithouttheassentoft hel andl
ord,
oft hepr emis
esleasedt os
uchpersonorhi spredec essorwho
hasder i
ved t
itl
e( beforethecommenc ement)oft heBombay
Rent s,HotelandLodgi ngHouseRatesCont r
ol( Amendment )
Or dinance1959).

(bb) s
uc hli
cens
eesasaredeemedt
obet
enant
sfort
he
purpos
esofthi
sActbysec
tion15A)

(c) ( I
) inr el
ati
ont oanypr emis
esletforr es
idencewhen
thetenantdieswhethert hedeathhasoccurredbef or
eorafter
thec ommenc ementoft heBombayRent s Hot elandLodgi ng
Hous eRatesControl(Amendment )Act1978amemberoft he
tenant’
sfamil
yr es
idi
ngwi t
hthetenantatthetimeofhi sdeath
ori nt heabsenceofs uch memberanyhe i
roft hedeceased
tenant,asmaybedec i
dedi ndefaul
tofagreementbyt heCour t
;

(I) i nr el
ati
on to any premi s
es letf orthe purpos es of
educ ati
on,bus i
ness,tr
ade ors torage when the tenantdi es,
whet her t he death has oc curred bef ore or af t
er t he
commenc ementoft hes ai
d Actany memberoft het enants’
family using t
he premisesfort he purpos esofeducation or
carryingonbus ines
s,tr
adeors torageint hepremiseswi ththe
tenantatt he t
ime ofhi sdeath ori nt he absence ofs uch
member ,anyheirofthedeceasedt enantasmaybedec idedi n
defaultofagreementbyt heCourt.

Explanation-Theprovis
ionsoft hi
sc laus
ef ortransmis
sion of
tenancys hal lnotbe rest
ric
ted tot he deat h ofthe origi
nal
tenant,buts hal
lapplyand s hallbedeemed al wayst o have
applied even on the death ofany s ubsequentt enantwho
becomest enantundertheseprovisi
onsont hedeat hofthelast
precedingt enant
.” (emphas issuppli
ed)

31. I
twoul
d al
so be r
ele
vantt
o not
ethe pr
ovi
si
onsof

Se
cti
on15oft
heBombay Re
ntAc
tast
hes
amede
alswi
tht
her
ight

ofat
enantt
oas
signhi
sri
ght
sint
het
enanc
y.Se
cti
on15r
eadsas

unde
r:-

“
15.(1) Not
withs
tandi
ngany
thingcont
ainedi
nanylaw (but
s
ubj
ecttoanycont
racttot
hec ont
rar
y)itshal
lnotbelawful

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aftercomi ngintoope r
ationoft hisAc tforanyt enanttosub-let
thewhol eoranypar toft hepr emiseslettohi m ortoas s
ignor
transfe
rinanyot her manne rhisinteresttherei
n( and)aft
e rthe
dateofc omme nceme ntoft heBombayRe nts
,Hot elandLodging
Hous eRat esCont rol(Ame ndme nt)Ac t
,1973f oranyt enantt o
giveonl i
c encethewhol eorpar tofsuchpr emises).
”
Provided t hat t he ( State) Gov ernme nt may by
notifi
cati
on i nthe Of fici
alGaz zet
ee,pe rmiti n any areat he
transfe
rofi nt
erestinpr emi se
she ldunde rsuc h(leasesorc l
ass
ofl eases
)( orthegi ving on l i
cenceanypr emi s
e sorc l
assof
premi s
es) and t os uche xtent as may be s pecif
iedint he
notifi
cati
on) …………………………. .
.”

32. Fr
om apl
ainr
eadi
ngofs
ect
ion5(
11)(
c)(
i)oft
heAc
t,

i
tisdi
ff
icul
tto ac
ceptt
he c
ont
ent
ion asur
ged on be
hal
foft
he

pe
tit
ione
r/de
fendantno.
2thatt
hepr
ovi
si
onsr
ecogni
zet
hate
ver
y

me
mbe
roft
hej
ointf
ami
lyort
hej
ointf
ami
lyi
tse
lfbe
come
sa t
enant

f
ort
hepur
pos
esoft
heBombayRe
ntAc
t.Thei
ntr
oduc
tor
ywor
dsof

s
ect
ion5(
11)de
fini
ngt
enantar
ecr
yst
alc
learwhe
nitde
scr
ibe
sa

“
tenant
”tome
an“
anype
rson” bywhom orwhos
eac
count
,re
nti
s

pay
abl
e and woul
dinc
lude asde
fine
dins
ub-
claus
e(c
) ofs
ub-

s
ect
ion5(
11)anyme
mbe
roft
het
enant
sfami
lyr
esi
dingwi
tht
he

t
enantatt
het
imeofhi
sde
ath.Sub-
claus
e(c
)isr
equi
redt
ober
ead

i
nconj
unc
tion wi
tht
hepr
ece
dingr
ele
vants
ub-
claus
esname
lys
ub

c
laus
es(
aa)
,(b) whi
chal
sous
esas
imi
larphr
ase‘
anype
rson’
.Thus

at
enantne
ces
sar
yhast
obeanype
rson asr
ecogni
zed bys
ect
ion

5(
11)andnotot
her
wis
eandc
ert
ainl
ynotaj
ointf
ami
lyasauni
t.

Thel
egi
sl
atur
ehasav
oide
dtoi
ncl
udeanys
uchi
nci
dentt
oinc
ludea

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j
ointf
ami
lyt
obeat
enantwi
thi
ntheme
ani
ngofs
ect
ion5(
11)
.

33. I
nthepr
ese
ntc
ont
ext
,toi
nte
rpr
ett
hephr
ase‘
anype
rson’

asus
edi
nse
cti
on5(
11)oft
heAc
ttoi
ncl
udeanyme
mbe
roft
he

j
ointf
ami
lyasas
ser
tedbyt
hepe
tit
ione
r/de
fendantno.
2,woul
dle
ad

t
oanabs
urdi
ty
. Thi
smor
epar
ti
cul
arl
ycont
rar
ytot
hee
lec
tionas

e
xer
cis
ed by t
he f
ami
ly of t
he de
ceas
edt
enant Raghunat
h,i
n

c
hoos
ingAc
hyut–de
fendantno.
1(Raghunat
h’ss
on)t
osuc
cee
dto

t
het
enanc
y.Theabs
urdi
tywoul
dbet
wof
oldf
ir
stl
yitwoul
damount

t
ore
adi
ngs
ome
thi
ngi
ntot
hede
fini
ti
onoft
enant
,(Se
cti
on5(
11)(
c)

(
i))
,what has be
en not pr
ovi
dedf
or and/
or e
xcl
ude
d by t
he

l
egi
sl
atur
e;s
econdl
yitwoul
d be c
ont
rar
ytot
he c
onduc
toft
he

par
ti
eswho whol
ehe
art
edl
y ac
cept
ed,c
hos
e and e
lec
tedt
hatt
he

t
enantf
ort
hes
uitpr
emi
sesaf
tert
hede
athofRaghunat
hwoul
dbe

de
fendantno1–Ac
hyut
.Onc
ethi
sisaf
act
ual
lye
stabl
is
hedpos
iti
on

onr
ecor
dthepe
tit
ione
r/de
fendantno.
2wasnotpe
rmi
tt
edand/
or

wase
stoppe
dfr
om t
aki
ngac
ont
rar
yst
and.

34. I
nmyopi
nion,s
uchanas
ser
ti
onasmadeonbe
hal
fof

t
he pe
tit
ione
r/de
fendant No.
2 woul
dle
ad t
o anot
her abs
urdi
ty

na
mel
y,t
hati
twoul
dcr
eat
eani
nsur
mount
abl
eunc
ert
aint
yfort
he

l
andl
ordi
n pur
sui
ng e
vic
tion pr
oce
edi
ngs agai
nsta t
enant as

pe
rmi
ssi
blei
nlaw.Thi
sfort
her
eas
ont
hatwhe
nal
andl
ordgr
ant
s

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t
hepr
emi
sesont
enanc
yiti
sac
ont
rac
toft
enanc
yase
nte
redwi
tha

s
pec
ifi
cpe
rson (
tenant
).The l
andl
orde
xpe
ctsf
ulf
il
lme
ntofl
egal

obl
igat
ionsf
rom t
het
enant
. Thel
aw t
her
efor
e doe
snote
nvi
sage

t
hatt
hel
andl
ordwoul
dber
equi
redt
ode
alwi
thal
lme
mbe
rsoft
he

j
ointf
ami
ly
,as
ituat
ionasi
nthepr
ese
ntc
asewhe
nont
hede
athof

t
heor
igi
nalt
enanthei
sre
plac
edbyanot
hername
d me
mbe
rofa

f
ami
ly
.He
nce
,ifs
uchanar
gume
ntbyt
hepe
tit
ione
r/de
fendantno.
2

t
ore
cogni
zehi
m asat
enant
,isac
cept
edt
hel
andl
ordwoul
dne
ver

obt
ainane
vic
tionofat
enantasmaybepe
rmi
ssi
blet
ohi
minl
aw as

e
ver
ysuc
ces
siv
eme
mbe
roft
het
enant
’sf
ami
lywoul
dst
artc
lai
ming

l
egalr
ight
sandpr
ote
cti
onunde
rthepr
ovi
si
onsoft
he BombayRe
nt

Ac
t.Suc
hcan ne
ver be t
he obj
ect and i
nte
nti
on of t
hisr
ent

l
egi
sl
ati
on.

35. I
nthepr
ese
ntc
ase
,thei
nte
nti
onandc
onduc
tont
he

par
toft
hede
fendant
s,i
n myopi
nion wasqui
tec
lea
rname
lyt
o

pe
rmi
tde
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyutt
oinhe
ritt
enanc
yaf
tert
hede
athof

t
he or
igi
nalt
enanthi
sfat
her
–Raghunat
h.The r
entr
ece
ipt
swe
re

ac
cor
dingl
yis
sue
dinf
avourofAc
hyutont
hede
athofRaghunat
h.

Ce
rtai
nly
,on t
wo oc
cas
ions name
ly whe
nthe or
igi
nal t
enant
-

Raghunat
hex
pir
edi
nthey
ear1971,and s
econdl
ywhe
nin 1979

de
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyutmov
ed outoft
he s
uitpr
emi
ses
,itwas

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av
ail
abl
etot
hef
athe
rofde
fendantno.
2Sadas
hivt
oas
ser
tapos
iti
on

t
hathehad be
comet
hel
awf
ult
enantoft
hepl
aint
if
f’
slandl
ords
.

Sadas
hivhowe
ver
,chos
enott
oas
ser
tanys
uchr
ight
.Het
hroughout

ac
cept
edt
hede
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyutt
obet
het
enants
inc
ethey
ear

1971t
hati
sfr
om t
hede
athofhi
sfat
herRaghunat
h.Re
sul
tant
ly
,it

wasnode
fenc
eforde
fendantno.
2toas
ser
tthathewoul
dbenow

t
he l
awf
ult
enanthav
ing i
nde
pende
ntr
ight
sme
rel
y be
caus
e hi
s

f
athe
rSadas
hivwasame
mbe
rofRaghunat
h’sj
ointf
ami
ly
.Itne
edst
o

beobs
erv
edt
hatt
her
eisnol
egalf
oundat
iont
otheas
ser
ti
onoft
he

pe
tit
ione
r/de
fendantno.2r
efe
rri
ngt
ose
cti
on5(
11)(
c)i
nasmuc
h

ast
hispr
ovi
si
oni
sat
trac
tedonl
ywhe
nat
enantdi
es.I
nthepr
ese
nt

c
asede
fendantno.
1–Ac
hyutwhowasac
cept
edt
obet
het
enantby

t
hepe
tit
ione
r/de
fendantno.
2iss
urv
ivi
ngandhasmov
edoutoft
he

s
uitpr
emi
ses
.Int
hiss
ituat
ioni
tisdi
ff
icul
ttoc
ompr
ehe
nd,ast
ohow

s
ect
ion 5(
11)(
c)c
an bepr
ess
edi
ntos
erv
icebyt
hepe
tit
ione
r,t
o

as
ser
tanyl
egalr
ightt
obeat
enant.

36. Thei
nev
itabl
econs
eque
ncei
nlaw onde
fendantno.
1-

Ac
hyut,(
thet
enant
) mov
ingoutoft
he s
uitpr
emi
ses
,br
ought

aboutas
ituat
iont
hatde
fendantno.
2-Vas
antc
oul
dnothav
eas
ser
ted

anyl
egalr
ight
sasat
enant
,soast
ocont
estt
hee
vic
tionpr
oce
edi
ngs

asi
nst
it
ute
dbyt
hepl
aint
if
fsi
nthepr
ese
ntSui
t.I
nanye
vente
arl
ier

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t
othef
il
ingoft
hepr
ese
nts
uit pe
tit
ione
r/de
fendantno.2e
venqua

t
hepl
aint
if
fsne
veras
ser
tedanyi
nde
pende
ntr
ight
soft
enanc
yinany

pr
oce
edi
ngsasc
oul
dbebr
oughtbyhi
m.

38. Thepos
iti
oni
nlaw i
ncons
trui
ngs
ect
ion5(
11)(
c)and

ast
o who oughtt
o ber
egar
ded asat
enanton t
hede
ath oft
he

or
igi
nalt
enante
xpi
resal
sowoul
dsuppor
ttheabov
eobs
erv
ati
ons
.

37. I
nMi
ssGoolRus
tomj
iLal
avsJ
alRus
tomj
iLal
a,(s
upr
a),

al
ear
ned Si
ngl
eJudge oft
hisCour
the
ldt
hatt
he Cour
tcannot

de
clar
emor
ethanonepe
rsonasat
enantunde
rse
cti
on5(
11)(
c)of

t
heBombayRe
ntAc
t.

38. I
nKant
iBhat
tac
har
ya&or
svsK.
S.Par
mes
hwar
an&anr

(
supr
a)a s
imi
larc
ont
ent
ion asur
ged by de
fendantno.
2int
he

pr
ese
ntc
ase
,wast
ake
n.I
nthes
aidc
ase
,Kant
iBhat
tac
har
yawasa

t
enantwhoe
xpi
redl
eav
ingbe
hindhi
swi
fe-
SmtUs
haRaniDe
viand

t
hepe
tit
ione
rswhowe
ret
hec
hil
dre
nofK.
K.Bhat
tac
har
yaandUs
ha

RaniDe
vi,whowe
real
lre
sidi
ngi
nthes
uitpr
emi
sesasme
mbe
rsof

K.
K.Bhat
tac
har
ya’
sfami
ly
. Ther
entr
ece
iptwhi
chwasi
ssue
dint
he

na
meofK.
K.Bhat
tac
har
yawasnott
rans
fer
redi
nthenameofanyof

t
heme
mbe
rsofhi
sfami
lyaf
terhi
sde
athbutwasc
ont
inue
dtobe

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i
ssue
din hi
sname
.A not
icede
mandi
ngr
entand t
ermi
nat
ingt
he

t
enanc
ywasi
ssue
dtoUs
har
aniDe
viwhi
chwasr
ece
ive
dbyUs
ha

r
aniDe
vi.Ast
henot
icei
nre
gar
dtoar
rear
sofr
entandpos
ses
sion

wasnothonor
ed byUs
haRaniDe
vi,an e
vic
tion s
uitc
amet
o be

i
nst
it
ute
dagai
nsthe
rint
hey
ear1971.Dur
ingpe
nde
ncyoft
heSui
t,

Us
haRaniDe
vidi
ed.Af
terhe
rde
ath,t
hepe
tit
ione
rswe
rebr
oughton

r
ecor
d as he
r he
irs and l
egalr
epr
ese
ntat
ive
s. The l
egalhe
irs

c
ont
ende
dthatt
enanc
yoft
hes
ele
galhe
irs
/de
fendant
swasnotdul
y

t
ermi
nat
edi
nasmuc
hasnonot
icet
oqui
twasaddr
ess
edt
othe
m as

he
irsoft
hede
ceas
ed Kant
iBhat
tac
har
ya and t
hus
,the
rewasno

t
ermi
nat
ionoft
enanc
y.I
nef
fec
t,t
hec
ont
ent
ionwast
hatt
hes
ele
gal

he
irsonde
athofUs
haRaniDe
vi,we
ree
nti
tl
edt
oinhe
ritt
her
ightof

Us
haRaniDe
viandast
heSui
tnot
icewasnotaddr
ess
edt
oUs
ha

RaniDe
vi,t
hes
amewasi
nval
idandt
her
ewasnot
ermi
nat
ionoft
he

t
enanc
y. The l
ear
nedt
ri
alJ
udge r
eje
cte
dthe s
aidc
ont
ent
ion as

ur
ged one be
hal
foft
he l
egalhe
irsofKant
iBhat
tac
har
ya. Thi
s

f
indi
ngwasal
soc
onf
ir
medbyt
heAppe
llat
eBe
nchasal
sobyt
his

Cour
t,i
nthes
aidde
cis
ion.TheCour
temphas
izi
ngt
hei
mpor
tanc
eof

c
onduc
toft
hepar
ti
esi
nre
lat
iont
ose
cti
on5(
11)(
c)oft
heBombay

Re
ntAc
tisr
ele
vanti
nthec
ont
extoft
hepr
ese
ntc
ase
.Thel
ear
ned

s
ingl
eJudgemadet
hef
oll
owi
ngobs
erv
ati
ons:

“
18. Af
terhe
ari
ngt
her
ivalc
ont
ent
ionsoft
hepar
ti
es,Iam

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incl
inedt oac c eptt hesubmi ssionofMi ssNi chani.Iam i ncl
ined
toholdt hatunde rs ect
ion5( 11)( c)anagr eeme ntne e dnotbe
in wr i
ting.An agr e
eme ntamongs tme mbe r
soft he t e
nant s
familyc anbei nferredont hebas isoft hec onduc toft hepar ties
andi nthi smat ter,Mi ssNic haniwasj us t
ifi
edi nc ontendi ngtha t
afterthede ath ofK. K.Bhat tac haryaf orape riod ofal most4
yearsUs haRaniDe vi,Iwhowashi swi dow we nton pay ing
rent,thes uitnot icewass e rve dont headdr esswhe real lthe
me mbe rsoft het e nantsfami lywe r
er es
idingandt he r
e f
orei t
wasr eas onabl ypr esume dt he ywoul dknow t het enant sfami ly
we rere sidingand t heref
or ei twasr easonabl ypr esume dthat
woul dkne wt hatt heirmot he rwasr ece i
vedanot iceofde mand
soal s
oi ti sr easonabl etohol dt hatwhe nt hes uitnot icewas
served upon t he s uitpr emi se swhe ree very me mbe roft he
tenantsf ami l
ywasr esidi
ngwasawar eoft hef i
lingoft hes uit
againstt he irmot he r
.Not wi thstanding,t hisnobodyr aisedany
objecti
ont illthe ywe r
ebr oughtonr ecordasl egalheir sorl egal
represent atives.Ev ent he obj ecti
onsr a
isedi ss oc r ypticthat
nowhe rei tisc ontende dbyt he mt hatthe rewe renoagr eeme nts
arri
vedatbyt he m amongs ttheme mbe rsoft hetenant sfami ly.

19. The e mphas isl ai d by Mi ss Ni chanii nt he wr itten

stateme ntf il
e d byde ce ased Us haRaniDe vii swor t
h not ing.
Shehadnotde niedt hataf tert hede athofhe rhus bands hewas
pay ingther e nt.Shehadnotde nie dt hataf tert her eceiptoft he
suitnot ic es hehad s entde f
e ndantno. 3t hepr es entno. 3t o
inform t he l andlor ds t hatt he y ar e notagr eeing wi tht he
incre ase
dc har gesr egar dingt hes tandar dr entandpumphous e
char gese tc.Shedi dal sonotdi sput ethatpe titione rno. 3ac ted
on he rbe half.Thus ,Mi ssNi chanipoi ntsoutt hatf rom t he
ev i
de nce aswe l
lasf rom t he de fencet ake ni nt he wr itten
stateme ntby Us ha RaniDe v i
,i tc an be i nferre dt hatan
agr eeme ntwase nte redi ntoi nt het enant sf ami lyandi twas
agr eedbyal lt heme mbe rsoft het e nant sf ami l
yt ha taf tert he
de athofhe rhus bandUs haRaniDe viast hewi dow wasagr eed
tobet reate dast enantoft hes uitpr emi sest ot heknowl edgeof
ev erybodye lse.Thee mphas ispl ac e dbyShr i
.Angalont her ent
rec e
ipt be ing c ont i
nue d i n t he name of t he de ceas ed
K.K.Bhat tac har yahe lpt hepe titi
one rsi n asmuc h asi tisnot
ev ent hel andl ordsc aset hatanyagr e e
me ntwasc ommuni c ated
byt heme mbe rsofthet enant sfami lybutt hel andl or dsinfe rred
an agr eeme nts incef ora pe riod of4 y e ars,t he e vide nce
disclosest hatUs haRaniDe vi,Iwe ntonpay ingr e nt.Ev enon
someoc c asionde fendantno. 3t ende redr e ntonhe rbe hal f
.Thi s
ne cessit
at edt hepl aintiffstof il
es ui tagai nstUs haRaniDe viand
sincet hes ec ircums t
anc e sar ec l
inc hingc i
rc ums tanc eswhi char e
relied upon by t he t wo c our t
sbe l
ow,Iam al s
oi nclinedt o
acc eptt hes ameand on t hef ac eoft hedi s cus s
ionsabov e,I
intentt o hol dt hatf rom t he v ar iousc ircums tanc esnar r ated
abov et he rewasan agr eeme ntbe t
we e nt heme mbe rsoft he
tenant sfami lyandUs haRaniDe viwast reat edast heme mbe r
s

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ofthetenantsfami l
yandtheref
orethenoti
ceserv
eduponhe ri
s
binding on allthe membe r
sbe causeevery membe r
softhe
tenantsfamilycannotbe a t enantand onl
y me mberofthe
tenantsfami
ly,eitherbyanagre ementorbyade cl
arati
onbya
courtoflaw canbeat enant
.”

39. n Vi
I mal
abai Ke
shav Gokhal
evs
. Av
inas
h Kr
ishnaj
i

Bi
nje
wal
e& or
s(s
upr
a) c
ont
ent
ionoft
her
esponde
ntst
her
eint
hat

s
ect
ion5(
11)(
c)oft
heBombayRe
ntAc
twoul
denabl
eeac
hand

e
ver
yme
mbe
roft
het
enant
’sf
ami
lyt
o c
lai
m ani
nde
pende
ntr
ight

i
nre
spe
ctoft
he t
enanc
y wasr
eje
cte
d and i
twashe
ldt
hatany

me
mbe
rwoul
dme
an ‘
anyoneme
mbe
r.’

40. I
nSmt
.Par
vat
ibaiw/
oBanduMar
athev
sSmtRadhabai

ChagganBhadar
karde
cdbyhe
rle
galhe
irs(
supr
a),al
ear
nedSi
ngl
e

J
udgeoft
hisCour
the
ldt
hati
tisonl
yoneme
mbe
roft
hef
ami
lywho

c
an ber
ecogni
zed asat
enantbyt
heCour
tand notal
lme
mbe
rs

r
esi
dingi
nthepr
emi
sesatt
het
imeofde
mis
eoft
heor
igi
nalt
enant
.

41. I
n Shamkant T
ukar
am Nai
kvs Day
anabaiShams
an

Di
ghodkar(
supr
a)al
ear
nedSi
ngl
eJudgeoft
hisCour
the
ldt
hatt
he

ds“anyme
wor mberoft
het
enant
’sf
ami
lyr
esi
dingwi
tht
het
enantat

t
het
imeofhi
sdeat
h”asus
edi
nse
cti
on5(
11)
(c)woul
dnote
nabl
e

e
ach and e
ver
y me
mbe
r of t
he t
enant
’sf
ami
lyt
ocl
aim an

i
nde
pende
ntr
ighti
nthet
enanc
y,i
nre
spe
ctoft
het
enant
edpr
emi
ses
.

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I
twashe
ldt
hat‘
anyme
mbe
r’woul
dme
anonl
y“oneme
mbe
r”.

42. nRame
I shRa
mgopalDagav
sVas
antBabur
aoKhandar
e

(
supr
a),i
twasagai
nhe
ldt
hatonc
ethepe
tit
ione
rwasr
ecogni
zedas

at
enant
,ins
uchc
ase
s,t
her
ewasnoque
sti
onofc
ons
ide
ringt
hec
ase

ofot
herr
elat
ive
sasat
enantorj
ointt
enant
.Thel
andl
ordi
nnoway

woul
dbec
onc
erne
dwi
tht
heot
heroc
cupant
s.

43. Cons
ide
ringt
heabov
ede
cis
ions
,iti
sbe
yondapal
eof

doubtt
hati
nthef
act
soft
hepr
ese
ntc
aset
hepe
tit
ione
r/de
fendant

no.
2,me
rel
y be
caus
e he wasa f
ami
ly me
mbe
r,be
ing t
he s
on of

Sadas
hiv
,br
othe
roft
hede
ceas
edt
enant
-Raghunat
h,c
oul
dnothav
e

c
lai
medanyi
nde
pende
ntr
ightoft
enanc
yand/
orc
oul
dcl
aimt
ohav
e

i
nhe
rit
edt
het
enanc
yri
ght
s.

44. Now c
omi
ng t
othe de
cis
ionsasr
eli
ed by Mr
.Smt
.

Aga
rwall
ear
nedc
ouns
elf
or t
he pe
tit
ione
r/de
fendantno.
2.The

de
cis
ionoft
hel
ear
nedSi
ngl
ejudgeoft
hisCour
tinZahi
dAhme
dAl
i

Maz
gaonwal
laandanot
herv
sSmtGul
shan Py
aral
iMaz
gaonwal
la

(
supr
a) i
sint
hepr
oce
edi
ngsofaf
ir
stappe
alar
isi
ng outofanon-

r
ents
uitde
cide
dbyt
heBombayCi
tyCi
vilCour
t.Theque
sti
onwhi
ch

f
ellf
orc
ons
ide
rat
ion oft
he Hi
gh Cour
tint
he Fi
rstAppe
al,was

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whe
the
rte
nanc
yri
ght
scoul
d be
que
athe
dandwhe
the
ranhe
iroft
he

de
ceas
edt
enantc
anc
lai
mex
clus
ivet
enanc
yri
ghte
spe
cial
ly
,int
he

l
ightofs
ect
ion 5 (
11)(
c)oft
he Bombay Re
ntAc
t.The Cour
t

al
lowi
ng t
he appe
alhe
ldt
hatt
he t
enanc
ycoul
d nothav
e be
en

be
que
athe
d byZe
nabaion t
hebas
isofaWi
ll
,le
ftbyt
heor
igi
nal

t
enantPy
aral
i.Ev
eni
nthi
sde
cis
ion,t
heCour
tre
cogni
zedt
hel
egal

pos
iti
onase
nunc
iat
edbyt
hede
cis
ionoft
heSupr
emeCour
tinAs
hok

Chi
ntaman J
uke
r& or
svsKi
shor
e Pandur
ang Mant
ri& anot
her

(
2001)5SCCCas
es1whe
rei
ntheSupr
emeCour
the
ldt
hatt
her
ear
e

t
wor
equi
si
teswhi
chmus
tbef
ulf
il
led,be
for
eape
rsoni
sent
it
ledt
o

bec
all
eda‘
tenant
’unde
rsubc
laus
e5(
11)(
c);f
ir
stl
yhemus
tbea

me
mbe
roft
het
enant
’sf
ami
lyandas
econdl
y,hemus
thav
ebe
en

r
esi
dingwi
tht
het
enantatt
het
imeofhi
sde
ath.I
twasf
urt
herhe
ld

t
hatbe
side
sful
fi
ll
ingt
hes
econdi
ti
ons
,hemus
thav
eagr
eedt
obea

t
enantbyme
mbe
rsoft
het
enant
’sf
ami
ly
,andi
nde
faul
tofs
uchan

agr
eeme
nt,t
he de
cis
ion oft
he Cour
tshal
lbe bi
ndi
ng on s
uch

me
mbe
rs.Iam af
rai
dast
ohow t
hisde
cis
ionwoul
das
sis
tthec
aseof

de
fendantno.
2.

45. Thede
cis
ioni
nTe
xti
lesAs
soc
iat
ion(
Indi
a)BombayUni
t

v
sBal
mohanGopalKur
up&Anr(
supr
a) woul
dal
sonotas
sis
tthe

pe
tit
ione
r/de
fendantno.
2.Thi
swasac
asewhe
ret
her
esponde
nt

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t
her
ein as
ser
tedt
hathe wasa t
enantand t
her
e wasa f
indi
ng

r
ecor
ded byt
heCour
tbe
low t
hatt
her
esponde
ntwasasmuc
ha

t
enant
, as t
he mot
her and e
lde
r br
othe
r and t
her
efor
e,t
he

r
esponde
ntsc
oul
dnothav
esuf
fer
edade
cre
ewhi
chwaspas
sede
x-

par
teagai
nsthi
m,and i
twaspas
sed onl
yagai
nsthi
smot
herand

br
othe
r.Ce
rtai
nly
,thef
act
sar
edi
ff
ere
nti
nthepr
ese
ntc
ase
.The

de
cis
ioni
nTe
xti
leAs
soc
iat
ion(
supr
a)woul
dber
equi
redt
ober
ead

i
ncont
extoft
hef
act
s,ar
isi
ngbe
for
etheCour
t.I
nthepr
ese
ntc
ase
,

t
he f
ami
ly oft
he or
igi
nalt
enanthad de
cide
dto agr
eet
hatt
he

de
fendantno.
1-Ac
hyutwoul
dbeat
enantone
xpi
ryoft
heor
igi
nal

t
enant
-Raghunat
h.

46. H.
C.Pande
yvsG.
C.Paul(
supr
a)wasnotac
asear
isi
ng

unde
rtheBombayRe
ntAc
tbutunde
rtheTr
ans
ferofPr
ope
rtyAc
t.

Thede
cis
ionoft
heCi
vilCour
tinBal
devSahaiBangl
aAppe
llantv
s

R.
C.Bhas
in 1982 Supr
emeCour
t1091 i
sal
so notr
ele
vant
,ast
he

f
act
sar
etot
all
ydi
ff
ere
nt.I
nthes
aidc
aset
hee
vic
tionpr
oce
edi
ngs

we
ref
il
edme
rel
ybe
caus
ethet
enanthads
hif
tedt
oCanadal
eav
ing

hi
smot
herand br
othe
rin hous
ewho,r
egul
arl
ypai
dre
ntt
othe

l
andl
ord.

47. The s
eque
ltot
he abov
e di
scus
sion i
sthatpe
tit
ione
r

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no.
1/de
fendantno.2hadnol
egalr
ightt
ooc
cupyt
hes
uitpr
emi
ses

asat
enant
.Ast
het
enant–de
fendantno.1(
Achy
ut)
,hadal
ready

v
acat
edt
hes
uitpr
emi
sest
hel
egalc
ons
eque
ncet
hatoc
cur
redwas

t
hatt
het
enantno mor
ere
qui
redt
hes
uitpr
emi
ses
,thepl
aint
if
fs

ac
cor
dingl
yhadbe
comee
nti
tl
edt
oade
cre
eofe
vic
tionunde
rse
cti
on

13(
1)(
k)and(
l)oft
heBombayRe
ntAc
t.Thef
indi
ngsoft
hel
ear
ned

Di
str
ictj
udgeont
hisc
ountonl
aw andf
act
scannotbehe
ldt
obe

pe
rve
rse
.

48. Al
though s
tri
ctos
ens
uthe ot
heri
ssue on bonf
ide

r
equi
reme
ntwoul
d now be r
ende
reds
econdar
ycons
ide
ring t
he

abov
econc
lus
ion t
hatt
hepe
tit
ione
r/de
fendantno.2 hasnol
egal

r
ightt
ocl
aimt
enanc
y,howe
verf
orc
ompl
ete
nes
sthes
amei
sal
so

c
ons
ide
red. I
nre
gar
dtot
he i
ssue of bonaf
ide r
equi
reme
nt,

admi
tt
edl
y,t
her
ear
econc
urr
entf
indi
ngsoff
actasr
ecor
dedbyt
he

Cour
tsbe
low.I
tiss
uff
ici
ent
lye
stabl
is
hedt
hatt
hepl
aint
if
fshav
eno

ot
herpr
emi
sesandc
ons
ide
ringt
her
equi
reme
ntoft
hei
rre
spe
cti
ve

f
ami
li
est
hei
rre
qui
reme
ntt
ore
-pos
ses
sthet
enant
edpr
emi
seswas

pr
ove
d on e
vide
nce and i
she
ld asge
nui
ne and bonaf
ide
.In my

opi
niont
heappr
oac
hoft
hel
ear
nedt
ri
alj
udget
ore
cor
daf
indi
ng

t
hatbonaf
ider
equi
reme
ntofpl
aint
if
fno.
1 waspr
ove
d and he
nce

onl
yade
cre
equat
wor
oomsbepas
sed wasc
ert
ainl
yle
gal
lyand

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f
act
ual
lype
rve
rsei
nthef
act
soft
hepr
ese
ntc
ase
.Al
sot
heas
ser
ti
on

oft
hede
fendantno.
2thatt
hepl
aint
if
fshav
eampl
epr
emi
ses
,and

mor
epar
ti
cul
arl
yinCTSNos
.191and173,al
soc
oul
dnotbepr
ove
d

byt
hede
fendantno.
2inas
muc
has
,the
rei
sac
learf
indi
ngoff
act

t
hatt
hepl
aint
if
fshadnor
ightand/
ori
nte
res
tofanynat
ure
,int
he

s
aidpr
emi
sesaf
tert
hepar
ti
ti
oni
nthef
ami
ly
.Itwasal
sopr
ove
dthat

t
hepl
aint
if
fno.
1wasme
rel
yaDi
rec
tori
noneoft
hef
ami
lyc
onc
erns

wi
thoutany r
ighti
nre
spe
ctofany oft
he pr
emi
seswhi
ch was

c
ons
truc
tedonapl
otnotf
all
ingt
othes
har
eoft
hepl
aint
if
fs.I
twas

al
sor
ight
lyhe
ldbyt
hel
ear
nedDi
str
ictJ
udget
hatme
rel
ybe
caus
e,

t
hepl
aint
if
fswe
rer
esi
ding unde
ragr
atui
tousar
range
menti
nhous
e

CTSNo.
193,i
tcannotbes
aidt
hatt
heyhav
eanypr
emi
sesoft
hei
r

r
ightand e
nti
tl
eme
nt,s
o as t
o non-
sui
tthe pl
aint
if
fs on t
hei
r

bona
fider
equi
reme
nt.I
tisal
soappr
opr
iat
elypr
ove
dandt
ake
nint
o

c
ons
ide
rat
ionbybot
htheCour
ts,t
hatt
her
ewasapar
ti
ti
oni
nthe

y
ear1980i
nthef
ami
lyoft
hepl
aint
if
fsandt
hes
amewasac
tedupon

whe
rebyt
hes
uitpr
emi
seshadf
all
ent
othes
har
eoft
hepl
aint
if
fsand

ot
her pr
ope
rti
es had f
all
ent
othe s
har
e of ot
herj
oint f
ami
ly

me
mbe
rs. Anot
herc
ont
ent
ionasur
gedonbe
hal
foft
hepe
tit
ione
r/

de
fendantno.
2,i
sthatdur
ing pe
nde
ncy oft
he pr
oce
edi
ngst
wo

r
oomswe
res
urr
ende
red byoneShr
i.Ranadeanot
hert
enantasa

r
esul
toft
hepl
aint
if
fss
ucc
eedi
ng i
n as
uitf
il
ed agai
nsthi
m and

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whi
chwe
real
sonoti
nus
eoft
hepl
aint
if
fs.Iam notpe
rsuade
dto

ac
ceptt
hisc
ont
ent
ion,s
oast
oinanymanne
rtodi
stur
bthef
indi
ngs

ar
riv
edbyt
hel
ear
nedDi
str
ictJ
udge
.Iam i
ncompl
eteagr
eeme
nt,as

r
ecor
dedbyt
hel
ear
nedDi
str
ictJ
udget
hatne
ces
sit
yandr
equi
reme
nt

oft
hef
ami
lywoul
ddi
ff
eri
nthef
act
sofe
achc
ase
.Thepl
aint
if
fs’

f
ami
lywhi
chnow,c
ompr
ise
soft
hei
rsonsandl
egalhe
irsi
sri
ght
ly

r
ecogni
zedbyt
hel
ear
nedDi
str
ictJ
udge
.Iti
scl
ear
lys
eent
hati
twas

i
nfac
ttoomuc
hforde
fendantno.
2toas
sai
l,di
sse
ctandi
ndul
gei
n

s
omuc
hofhai
rspl
it
ti
ngon t
hel
andl
ord’
sfami
lyand s
omanyof

t
hei
rpe
rsonalat
tri
but
es. Thef
indi
ngsoff
actasr
ecor
ded byt
he

Cour
tsbe
low,ar
e bas
ed on s
ubs
tant
ivee
vide
nce
.Al
lthe
se ar
e

f
indi
ngsoff
act
.Thes
copeoft
hes
epr
oce
edi
ngsc
annotbet
ore
-

appr
eci
atee
vide
nceandr
eac
htoadi
ff
ere
ntc
onc
lus
ion t
han what

hasbe
enar
riv
edbyt
heCour
tsbe
low.

49. I
nre
gar
dtot
hec
ont
ent
iont
hatc
ompar
ati
vehar
dshi
pas

ur
ged by t
he de
fendantno.
2,i
n my opi
nion,t
he s
ame i
stot
all
y

unt
enabl
e,f
ir
stl
yin t
he abs
enc
e of any l
egal r
ight of t
he

pe
tit
ione
r/de
fendantno 2 t
o oc
cupy t
he pr
emi
sesasa t
enanti
n

r
espe
ct of t
he s
uit pr
emi
ses
.Se
condl
y on t
he c
onduc
t of t
he

pe
tit
ione
r/de
fendantno.
2,hehasnott
ake
nanye
ffor
tswhat
soe
vert
o

s
ear
chf
oral
ter
nat
epr
emi
sesi
nsuc
has
ituat
ions
oast
ohav
eatl
eas
t

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s
omef
oundat
iont
ohi
spl
eaofc
ompar
ati
vehar
dshi
p.Whathedi
dis

t
osi
mpl
yas
ser
tthathehasal
lther
ightandi
nte
res
ttoc
ont
inuei
n

oc
cupat
ionoft
hepr
ese
ntpr
emi
sesasat
enantwhe
nhehadnone
.

Sur
ely
,ev
ent
he pr
ovi
si
ons oft
he Bombay Re
ntAc
twoul
d not

s
uppor
tsuc
hapos
iti
ont
obet
ake
nbyat
enantandmor
epar
ti
cul
arl
y,

whe
npr
emi
sesar
ere
side
nti
alpr
emi
sesc
lai
medbyt
hel
andl
ordona

bona
fider
equi
reme
nt.

50. He
nce
,noneoft
hes
ubmi
ssi
onsasur
gedonbe
hal
fof

t
hepe
tit
ione
r/de
fendantno.
2canbeac
cept
ed.The
rei
snope
rve
rsi
ty

i
nthef
indi
ngsasr
ecor
dedbyt
hel
ear
nedDi
str
ictJ
udge
.Thel
ear
ned

Di
str
ictJ
udgehasc
orr
ect
lyde
cre
edt
hes
uitasal
sodi
smi
sse
dthe

pe
tit
ione
r’sappe
al.

51. The
re ar
esome de
cis
ionsasc
ite
d on be
hal
foft
he

par
ti
esondi
ff
ere
ntpr
opos
iti
ons
.Ihav
ethoughti
tappr
opr
iat
enott
o

bur
dent
hisj
udgme
ntbyr
efe
rri
ngt
othos
ede
cis
ions
,ast
hepr
inc
ipl
es

t
hes
e de
cis
ionsl
ay down ar
e we
ll-
set
tl
ed.Howe
ver
,itwoul
d be

unne
ces
sar
yint
hef
act
soft
hepr
ese
ntc
aset
odi
scus
sthes
ameand

mor
epar
ti
cul
arl
ycons
ide
ringt
hev
iew Ihav
etake
n.

52. Be
for
epar
ti
ng,i
tne
edst
obenot
edt
hatt
hee
vic
tions
uit

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i
n-que
sti
on wasi
nst
it
ute
d byt
hepl
aint
if
fsi
nthey
ear1982.The

de
fendantno.
2whohadnol
egalr
ightbyt
aki
ngpl
easwhi
chwe
re

nott
enabl
einl
aw hasc
ert
ainl
yde
pri
vedt
hepl
aint
if
fst
hebe
nef
itof

t
hei
rpr
emi
sesandt
hei
rbonaf
ider
equi
reme
nt.

53. I
nthe abov
eci
rcums
tanc
es,Iam c
ert
aint
hat wr
it

pe
tit
ioni
swi
thoutanyme
rit
.Iti
sac
cor
dingl
ydi
smi
sse
d.Noc
ost
.

54. Thepe
tit
ione
rsar
edi
rec
tedt
ohandov
ert
hepos
ses
sion

oft
hes
uitpr
emi
sest
othepl
aint
if
fswi
thi
nape
riodofs
ixmont
hs

f
rom t
oday
.

(
G.S.
Kul
kar
ni,J
.)

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