GOVIND PRASAD Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Since an identical question is raised in all these seven writ petitions, this Court feels that all these seven writ petitions should be heard analogously. Accordingly, all these seven writ petitions are heard analogously and these writ petitions are disposed of by a common order passed hereunder.

(2.) After the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 came into operation, the private respondents (Landlords) submitted an application under section 17 of the said Act before the Rent Controller seeking assessment of fair rent of the said flat.

(3.) Though the private respondents (landlords) claimed in their application that the value of the land over which the building was erected in the year 1988 was Rs. 400/- per sq. ft, and the actual cost of construct on was Rs. 225/- per sq. ft. in the year 1988, but in course of trial of the said proceeding, no material could be produced by them to substantiate their contention before the Rent Controller.