Dismissed

Sri Shyam Sunder Prasad v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.

Patna HC8 Jan 2015CWJC/10523/2014

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What is this about?

In a writ petition seeking vacating of premises occupied by State authorities and payment of arrears, the High Court dismissed the petition. The court held that an alternative remedy exists under the Bihar Buildings Act and that the matter regarding fair rent is pending before the Rent Controller.

What did the court decide?

The prayer to the authorities to vacate the premises and pay arrears of rent was negatived.

Sri Shyam Sunder Prasad Vs The State Of Bihar and Ors. — Landlord and Tenant | Patna HC (2015)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10523 of 2014

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====================================================== Sri Shyam Sunder Prasad, son of Late Sri Bisu Das, resident of Ward no.2, near Sub Divisional Hospital, P.S- Barh, District- patna.

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.... .... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Minor Irrigation Department, Bihar, Patna.

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The Commissioner, Minor Irrigation Department, Bihar, Patna.

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The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Department, Bihar, Patna.

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The Collector, Patna.

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The Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna.

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The Sub Divisional Officer, Minor Irrigation Sub Division, Barh at Usuf Garden Road, Barh, District- Patna.

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.... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chittaranjan Sinha, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Syed Ashfaque Ahmad For the Respondent/s : Mr. Yogendra Prasad Sinha, AAG-15 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER

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3 08-01-2015 Heard Mr. Chittaranjan Sinha, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State.

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The petitioner in the present writ petition has prayed for a direction to the authorities of the respondent Minor Irrigation Department to vacate the premises of the petitioner occupied by them as well as for payment of arrears of rent.

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Mr. Sinha, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner in support of the relief prayed has referred to the following judgments:

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(i) 2011 (2) PLJR 104 (Mr. Anwar Hasan vs.

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Patna High Court CWJC No.10523 of 2014 (3) dt.08-01-2015

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Central Bank of India); and

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(ii) 2002 (1) PLJR 366 (Subodh Kumar Singh vs.

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The State of Bihar).

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that availability of alternative remedy would not be a bar to exercise of discretionary jurisdiction in the peculiar circumstances of the case where the occupants are State authorities.

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I have heard learned counsel for the parties. Apart from the fact that the petitioner has a forum and remedy available under the Bihar Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1982 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) and he can take recourse to the same, even the judgment relied upon by learned counsel do not come to his rescue for in those cases, the authorities of the State Government were bound under a contract to discharge their obligation whereas in the present case it is upon an oral arrangement that the house in question has been given on rent to the authorities of the State of Bihar. It is also not in dispute that for an appropriate fixation and payment of rent, the matter is pending consideration before the Rent Controller.

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In the circumstances discussed and considering that the petitioner has his remedy under ‘the Act’ for the grievance raised herein and in view of the pendency of the matter before

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Patna High Court CWJC No.10523 of 2014 (3) dt.08-01-2015

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the Rent Controller for fixation of fair rent, I am not persuaded to grant indulgence to the prayer made in the writ petition which is accordingly disposed of.

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(Jyoti Saran, J)

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Sri Shyam Sunder Prasad v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.

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