LAWS(CAL)-1992-12-3

RATANLAL BANSILAL Vs. KISHORILAL GOENKA

Decided On December 18, 1992
RATANLAL BANSILAL Appellant
V/S
KISHORILAL GOENKA Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) These two Full Bench References involving interpretation of section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 as amended, arise out of two several appeals entertained by a Division Bench of this Court. Each of the said appeals is directed against the judgment and decree of the District Court in first appeal reversing the decree for eviction of the sole defendant-tenant in each of the two several suits decreed by the trial court.

(2.) Kishorilal Goenka, respondent in S.A. No. 354 of 1982 and Satya Narain Goenka, respondent in S.A. No. 355 of 1982 are brothers who had been occupying the second and first floors of the suit property respectively as tenants under separate tenancy.

(3.) There are three plaintiffs, who are the appellants herein. The first plaintiff, a Partnership firm, claims to be the owner of the one-half undivided share of the property and the second plaintiff is the owner of the rest half. Initially, the fast two plaintiffs filed two several suits jointly, for eviction of the respective tenant (the respective respondent) on diverse grounds. The first ground is that they had made unauthorised constructions in the respective parts of the suit property under their tenancy. During the pendency of the suit, the third plaintiff was added and the plaint allowed to be amended because meanwhile the third plaintiff purchased the suit property from the first and second plaintiffs and sought for eviction of the tenants on grounds of reasonable requirements. The Trial Court on appreciation of evidence of witnesses and documents passed the decree for eviction finding all the grounds to be valid. The first appeal court, however, reversed the decree on holding that the first plaintiff, the Partnership firm, is not the owner of the one-half share, but the said share was owned by its Partner. Therefore, the notice for eviction was bad. The appeal court also found that the constructions were not unauthorised and were made with consent of the owners. It further held that the third plaintiff viz. Shankara Hall and Shankara Institute of Philosophy and Culture cannot be said to have reasonable requirement to occupy the whole property for the fulfillment of its objects.