that the Park Street Properties Private Limited and the Central Calcutta Investment Private Limited. As per the case of the defendant, the Karnani Properties Limited had filed a suit being No. CS 8 of 2016 before this Court which is still pending and in the said suit, the plaintiff has admitted that the premises No. 21, 23, 25A, 25B, 27A, 27B, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 43, 45, 47, 55 and 57 Park Street, Kolkata all those premises are adjacent to each other. It is the case of the defendant that the defendant paid the monthly rent and other charges to Karnani Mansion Residents’ Association and thereafter to the Special Officer appointed by this Court in terms of the order dt. 18.01.2016 passed in CS 8 of 2016. The defendant says that as the defendant is paying monthly rent to the Special Officer appointed by this Court and thus the defendant is a bona fide tenant and is a lawful occupier of the suit property. The defendant shows that the defendant is enjoying the lawful possession in the flat being no. 424 at the 4th floor of the Karnani Mansion for the last more than 22 years without any break and full knowledge of Karnani Properties Limited and paying the rent to Karnani Mansion Resident Association along with other parties. The defendant further says that the plaintiff is not the landlord within the meaning of Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 and having no relationship with the plaintiff in view of the various orders passed by the Hon’ble Court in various suits, appeals and writs. The defendant prays for dismissal of the suit.
