KANCHANMALA DASSI Vs. LILABATI DEBI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This is a suit for the recovery of premises No. 8 Latu Mullick Lane, Calcutta. The ground on which the ejectment is asked is, first, that the defendant has been using or allowing the premises to be used as a brothel & thereby has been guilty of conduct which is a nuisance or annoyance to the occupiers of the neighbouring premises, & secondly, service of notice dated 9/7/1949 by the Commissioner of Police, Calcutta under the Bengal Suppression of Immoral Traffic Act. The notice to quit is pleaded as having been served on the defendant & is dated 13/7/1949, asking the defendant to vacate on the expiry of July 1949. The written statement of the defendant denies that the premises are being used as brothel or that it is a nuisance or annoyance to occupiers of the adjoining or neighbouring premises. There is also denial of the service of notice by the Commissioner of police.

(2.) Mr. Banerjee appeared for the pltf. & Mr. Robi Roy for the defendant On behalf of the deft., the following issues were raised:

(3.) A large number of witnesses hare been examined in this case & there is also an admitted brief of documents marked Ex. A in these proceedings.