Smt. Sumalatha v. Sri Vignesh K G
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim injunction made conditional on deposit of licence fee/rent; automatic vacation of injunction on default; lease-or-licence question left to trial court; six-month disposal timeline; no adjournments; Karnataka HC Bengaluru; MFA No. 317 of 2025 (NC: 2025:KHC:24207); O.43 R.1(r) r/w S.151 CPC; O.39 Rr.1&2 CPC; Nandini milk products vending; KMF licensee plea versus tenant plea; appellant/defendant Sumalatha; respondent/plaintiff Vignesh K.G.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of with directions: (i) plaintiff/respondent to deposit the licence fee/rent up to date before the trial court, with one month to clear arrears and regular payments thereafter, failing which the interim injunction stands vacated automatically; (ii) appellant/defendant to cooperate with the respondent's continued Nandini milk-products business; (iii) trial court to dispose of OS.No.1582/2024 on merits within six months of production of the certified copy of the order; (iv) both parties to cooperate without seeking further adjournments.