LAWS(SC)-2021-3-102

DEBASISH SINHA Vs. SREEJIB SINHA

Decided On March 08, 2021
Debasish Sinha Appellant
V/S
Sreejib Sinha Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This is a classical case of how civil proceedings can be prolonged ad infinitum, causing grave injustice to one of the parties. The landlord filed suit for possession which succeeded right till this Court. The execution proceedings filed in the year 2009 has dragged on for 12 years. The petitioner before us filed objections in the execution proceedings on 26.03.2010. It was his contention that he was running a business in the decretal shop in partnership with the tenant from 1980. This application filed by the petitioner itself was an abuse of process of law.

(2.) We are not satisfied with merely dismissing the special leave petition as some signal must be sent to discourage this nature of litigation. We, thus while dismissing the SLP impose the following directions :

(3.) The special leave petition is dismissed in terms aforesaid.