SUBRATA BISWAS

Facts of the case:
In a very critical case, our client, who was settled abroad, owned a house in India. He had given a room in the backyard of the house on rent for the past many years. The tenant had started a cable business in the room and was earning quite well. When our client came back to India, he informed the tenants to vacate the premises immediately. To the surprise of our client, the tenants refused to vacate the premises and demanded Rs. 25 lacs for reaching a settlement in the case. When the wife and daughter of our client came to India, the tenants threatened them almost everyday and caused a lot of mental harassment to the women.

Issued involved:
• Whether our client had the right to evict the tenants from the premises?

Remedy:
We advised our client to file a civil suit in the court of competent jurisdiction.

Decision:
The court held that the tenants had occupied the premises illegally and were using it for commercial purposes. The case was decided in favour of our client.