LAWS(KER)-2022-7-353

KUNJAMMA Vs. M.RAVEENDRAN

Decided On July 14, 2022
KUNJAMMA Appellant
V/S
M.Raveendran Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioners are the legal heirs of Sakariya, who was arrayed as the respondent-tenant in R.C.P.No.7 of 2008 filed by the respondent herein-landlord before the Rent Control Court (Munsiff), Kayamkulam, a petition under Ss. 11(2)(b) and 11(3) of the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965 seeking eviction of the tenant from the petition schedule shop rooms. The landlord filed RCP on 7/11/2008, at the age of 73 years. Going by the averments in the RCP, the petition schedule shop rooms bearing Nos.34 and 35 in Ward No.XIII of Kayamkulam Muncipality belong to the landlord by virtue of partition deed No.2032 of 1957 dtd. 30/12/1957. The petition schedule shop rooms are part of a large building consisting of 14 rooms. In terms of a partition deed, out of the 14 rooms, the landlord got 4 rooms. Out of the 4 rooms, 2 rooms have already been disposed of. Now, what remains is the petition schedule shop rooms. The tenant defaulted payment of the monthly rent of Rs.1,000.00 for the last five years. The landlord is a doctor by profession, who intends to start a consulting centre at Kayamkulam. Other than the petition schedule shop rooms, no other rooms are available with the landlord for the said purpose. The landlord is having sufficient financial background. He bona fide needs the petition schedule shop rooms for the above purpose.

(2.) In the RCP, the original tenant entered appearance and filed an objection. Paragraph 3 of the objection reads thus;

(3.) During the pendency of the Rent Control Petition, the tenant died and his legal representatives were impleaded as additional respondents 2 to 7. On the side of the landlord PW1 was examined and Exts.A1 to A8 were marked. On the side of the tenants, Exts.B1 to B7 were marked. The wife of the original tenant was examined as CW1 and CW2 and CW3 were examined on their side. The report and mahazar prepared by the Advocate Commissioner were marked as Ext.C1. After considering the pleadings and evidence on record, the Rent Control Court, by the order dtd. 19/6/2015, dismissed the RCP, holding that the landlord is not entitled to an order of eviction under Ss. 11(2)(b) or 11(3) of the Act.