CR/108/2014 on 31 December 2019

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA Civil Revision No. 108 of 2014 Reserved on : 17.12.2019 Decided on : 31.12.2019

Thakur Dass …Petitioner. Versus Sunita Kumari

….Respondent.

Coram:

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sureshwar Thakur, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 Yes. For the Petitioner: Mr. Y.P Sood, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. N.K Gupta, Advocate.

Sureshwar Thakur, Judge The landlord/petitioner herein (for short “the landlord”) instituted an eviction petition, bearing No. 5­2, of, 2009, before the learned Rent Controller, Court No. (7), Shimla, H.P, (a) wherethrough he seeks the eviction, of, the tenant/ respondent herein (for short “tenant”), from, the demised premises (described in detail in rent petition), on, the statutory ground(s) (a) in as much as hers falling into arrears 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

of rent, and, (b) hers immediately 12 months prior, to, filing of the apposite eviction petition, hers ceasing, to, occupy the tenanted property. However, the learned Rent Controller, ordered for the, eviction of the tenant, from, the demised premises, on the ground, of hers falling into arrears of rent, yet it declined, to, make, an, order for eviction, of, the tenant, from, the demised premises, on the afore latter ground vis­a­ vis hers hence immediately 12 months, prior to the filing of the eviction petition, hers ceasing rather to occupy, the, tenanted premises.

2. The aggrieved landlord, hence, constituted against the afore declining(s), by, the learned trial Court, rather an appeal bearing No. 33­S/14 of 2013/12, before the learned District Judge, Shimla, and, the latter Court, declined to make any interference vis­a­vis the afore verdict, hence recorded, by the learned Rent Controller, and, obviously hence recorded, a, verdict in affirmation thereto. …2…

3. The landlord feeling aggrieved, from, the afore made concurrent order(s), has, constituted thereagainst(s), hence, the instant Civil Revision Petition, before this Court.

4. The learned counsel for the landlord, does not press, qua the initial ground, set forth in the apposite eviction petition, and, appertaining to hers falling into arrears of rent becoming meted an adjudication, as, he fairly submits, before this Court, that, the entire quantum of arrears of rent, as became determined, under, the impugned verdict, has become deposited, hence, within the statutorily ordained period of time. Consequently the only surviving controversy rather squarely appertains, to, the validity, of, the declining(s) to the landlord, the relief appertaining, to, his striving to seek, the, eviction of the tenant, from, the demised premises, on anvil of hers’ 12 months prior to the filing of the afore petition, hence ceasing to occupy them. For the reasons to be ascribed hereinafter all the reason(s), as become, concurrently meted by both the Courts below, for, declining hence, the afore relief to …3…

the landlord, has, become harboured, upon, qua vis­a­vis the afore statutorily reared ground, rather echoings becoming encapsulated, in the testimony of PW­5 (Sushil Kumar), (a) wherein he unravels qua since 1999­2000, rather, the, apposite license(s) becoming issued vis­a­vis the tenant, for hers, in the demised premises, becoming enabled, to, operate, the, business, of, a goldsmith, (b) and, whereupon, a conclusion become reared vis­a­vis iposo facto thereon, rather the landlord becoming estopped, to, contend, that since 12 months, immediately prior to the institution, of, the eviction petition hence the tenant rather ceasing to occupy, the, demised premises. The prime reason, for, hence enfeebling, the, afore made concurrent conclusion, is, anchored, upon, Ex. PW­3/A (a) exhibit whereof, rather details the meter reading(s), appertaining to the demised premises, and, with echoings becoming borne therewithin, rather, unfolding qua from January, 2007 uptill March, 2008, hence encapsulating therewithin, the, apposite period, of, one year rather prior to …4…

the institution, of, the eviction petition concerned, rather in the year May, 2009, qua there being either lack of or minimal consumption, of, electricity, hence within the demised premises, (b) the further corollary thereof is qua no business, of, goldsmith becoming operationalized therefrom, and, thereupon a conclusion also becoming sparked qua, dehors, apposite licence(s), for, the afore purpose, becoming rather issued by the apposite authority concerned, theirs being unworkable, for, the tenant to contend, that, she in garb thereof, rather continuing to operate, from, the demised premises, hence, the business, of, a goldsmith.

5. Be that as it may, the tenant, was also enjoined, to, place on record, the details of staff maintained, in the premises concerned, for hers carrying therein, the, business of a goldsmith besides was also enjoined, to, therealongwith adduce hence all the receipts, showing hence disbursement(s), of, payment to them. However, the afore records remain un­ adduced, and, further when the tenant has also not placed, on, …5…

record, the, books of account/ledgers, hence reflective vis­a­vis, all the ornaments and jewelery, as purportedly became manufactured in the relevant phase, in, the demised premises, hence becoming sold, to, the customers concerned, (a) and, further there onwards also with no evidence becoming adduced, and, as comprised in the apposite income tax returns, becoming instituted by her, before the tax authorities concerned, (b) thereupon in the absence, of, the afore evidence, a conclusion ensues, vis­a­vis, the demised premises, becoming not used hence by the tenant, for hers, operating therefrom, the, business of, a, goldsmith, and, also a conclusion becomes filliped, qua the landlord rather establishing, the, statutory ground, qua the tenant 12 months, prior to his instituting, the, rent petition, hers ceasing to occupy, the, demised premises.

6. In view of the above, the present petition, stands allowed, and, the impugned judgment(s) rather suffer, from, a gross mis­appreciation, and, absurdity of appreciation, of, evidence on record, and, also of law, and, warrants theirs …6…

being undone, and, hence, stand quashed and set aside. All pending applications stand disposed of accordingly. 31 st December, 2019

( Sureshwar Thakur ), (priti)

Judge. …7…