Smt. Kesar Jahan and Another v. Additional District Judge and 2 Others

Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 20420 of 2023 Petitioner :- Smt. Kesar Jahan And Another Respondent :- Additional District Judge And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Satyendra Pratap Singh,Mangal Rai Counsel for Respondent :- Madhav Jain Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J.

¶1The petitioner has preferred present writ petition inter-alia with the following prayers :- "a) Issue an order or direction in the nature of certiorari to quash the judgment and orders dated 31.8.2022and 30.9.2023 passed by the respondent no. 2 and 1. (Annexure No. 2 and 1) b) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus to stay the effect and operation of the judgment and orders dated 31.8.2022 and 30.9.2023 till the pendency of this case."

¶2After some arguments a prayer has been made on behalf of petitioners that they will vacate the shop in question within a period of one year and also make the payment of arrears of rent, if any.

¶3By order dated 31.08.2022 passed by Civil Judge (S.D.), Agra in P. A. Case No.1097 of 2020 direction was issued to vacate the shop in question within one month and if the shop in question is not vacated the opposite party is at liberty to take possession through court. The operative portion of the order reads as follows :- "पቚኋरቕኍ कቚኋ ननिरर्ሹ पቚኋररनिቚኋ प्ቔ 4 ग अअंतगरत धቚኋरቚኋ 21(1) (ए) उ०प० अधधननियर सअंख्यቚኋ-13 सनि 1972 स्ववीकቚኋर नकयቚኋ जቚኋतቚኋ हहै। सम्पधቈኌ एक नकतቚኋ दरकቚኋनि सअंख्यቚኋ-61/53 सवी/1 बवी, रससूलपर सरቚኋय ख्वቚኋजቚኋ ललोहቚኋरण्डवी वቚኋडर, आगरቚኋ धजसकቚኋ नवस्ततृत वररनि ननिरर्ሹ पቚኋररनिቚኋ प्ቔ कके अअंत रम नदयቚኋ गयቚኋ हहै कलो पቚኋरቕኍ कके प्ቌ रम ननिरर्ሹ नकयቚኋ जቚኋतቚኋ हहै। नवप्ቌवीगर कलो आदकेनशित नकयቚኋ जቚኋतቚኋ हहै नक वह ननिररय ककी नतधर सके एक रቚኋह कके अअंदर पश्निगत सम्पधቈኌ कलो खቚኋलवी करकके, उसकቚኋ कब्जቚኋ व दखल पቚኋरቕኍ कलो सौሺप दके । यनद नवप्ቌवीगर दቚኋरቚኋ ननियत अवधध रके पቚኋरቕኍ कलो पश्निगत सम्पधቈኌ कቚኋ कब्जቚኋ पदቚኋनि निहीሻ नकयቚኋ जቚኋतቚኋ हहै तलो पቚኋरቕኍ कलो अधधकቚኋर हलोगቚኋ नक वह बजररयके अदቚኋलत पश्निगत सम्पधቈኌ कቚኋ कब्जቚኋ पቚኋ्቎ कर लके।"

¶4Against the aforesaid order an appeal being Rent Control Misc. Appeal No.233 of 2022 was filed, which was dismissed vide order dated 30.09.2023 directing the respondent-landlord to make the payment of rent by way of compensation within one week. The operative portion of the order reads as follows :- "अपवीलቚኋरቕኍगर ककी अपवील इस ननिदरशि कके सቚኋर खቚኋररज ककी जቚኋतवी हहै नक पत्यरቕኍ (रकቚኋनिदቚኋर) अपवीलቚኋरቕኍगर (नकरቚኋयकेदቚኋर) कलो एक वरर कके नकरቚኋयके ककी धनिरቚኋनशि अअंतगरत धቚኋरቚኋ 21 (1) (ए) अधधननियर सअंख्यቚኋ-13 सनि 72, पनतकर कके रूप रम इस ननिररय ककी नतधर सके एक रቚኋह कके अन्दर दकेनिቚኋ सरननिशश्ቐኌत करम अरवቚኋ नवቐኌቚኋरर न्यቚኋयቚኋलय रम जरቚኋ करम। ननिररय ककी पनत कके सቚኋर आहहत प्ቔቚኋवलवी नवቐኌቚኋरर न्यቚኋयቚኋलय कलो अनवलम्ब पकेनरत ककी जቚኋय।"

¶5By the aforesaid order direction was issued to make the payment of decreetal amount, if any, within one month.

¶6In response to the same it is argued by Shri Madhav Jain, learned counsel for the respondents that time of one year be granted for complying the order passed by the appellate court dated 30.09.2023.

¶7This fact is not disputed by the counsel for the petitioner.

¶8In this view of the matter and without interfering with the orders passed by the courts below, which are under challenged in the present petition, the present writ petition is disposed of with the following conditions :-

(i) The petitioners will file an affidavit within three weeks from today before the court below that they will vacate the premises in question on or before 30.09.2024;

(ii) The petitioners are directed to deposit all decreetal amount @ Rs.150/- per month before the court below within three weeks from today. In case any amount is already deposited, the same shall be adjusted against the decreetal amount;

(iii) The petitioners are directed to make the payment of regular rent @ Rs.2,500/- per month by 7th of each month w.e.f.

01.01.2024 till the vacation of the shop in terms of first condition.

(iv) It is made clear that the amount so deposited will be released in favour of the respondent-landlord without furnishing any security.

(v) The respondent-landlord Deen Dayal is further directed to make payment of amount as per decree by way of compensation within three weeks.

(vi) In case of failure of fulfillment of any conditions so imposed by the Court, this order would lost the effect and respondent-landlord is at liberty to proceed against the petitioners in accordance with law.

¶9It is made clear that no liberty is given to the petitioners to file fresh petition for the very same cause of action. Order Date :- 8.12.2023 Pramod Tripathi High Court of Judicature at Allahabad