The High Court dismissed a civil revision petition challenging the trial court's decision to keep an application for rent arrears in abeyance for evidence. The court held that since there was a dispute regarding the landlord-tenant relationship and the amounts payable, recording evidence was necessary, and the trial court's order was correct.
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NC: 2024:KHC:2067 CRP No. 18 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO.18 OF 2024
BETWEEN:
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI MALLANAGOUDA H., ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by V MANJUSHA BAI
Location: High Court of Karnataka
…RESPONDENT
THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 18 OF SMALL CAUSES COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS IN SC.NO.1019/2022 BEFORE III ASCJ AND ACMM AT BANGALORE AND MODIFY THE ORDER DATED 27.11.2023 EITHER TO DIRECT DEPOSIT RENT BEFORE COURT OR TO DIRECT TO PAY THE REVISION PETITIONER ETC.
NC: 2024:KHC:2067 CRP No. 18 of 2024
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
objections filed before the trial court. The same reveals that
NC: 2024:KHC:2067 CRP No. 18 of 2024
there is a dispute regarding relationship of landlord and tenant between the petitioner and the respondent and the amounts payable by the respondent to the petitioner. Under the said circumstances, to decide the dispute, there is a requirement to record evidence. For the said reason, the trial court has not decided on the application of the petitioner and posted the matter for evidence.
tenant between herself and the respondent and that the respondent owe certain amount of money as alleged by the petitioner.
hkh.
Sd/JUDGE
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the trial court erred in keeping an application for rent arrears in abeyance instead of deciding it immediately?
Whether the revision petitioner can establish the landlord-tenant relationship and rent liability through evidence at a later stage?
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Smt. Mahalakshi
Prekshith Gowda
M.I.Arun
As recorded by the court registry
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