JUDGEMENT
Prasenjit Mandal, J. -
(1.) : This application is at the instance of the
defendants and is directed against the order dated November 18,
2009 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Fast Track
Court No.V, Barrackpore, District North 24 Parganas in Misc.
Appeal No.07 of 2009 thereby dismissing the said misc. appeal and
confirming the order dated January 12, 2009 passed by the learned
Civil Judge (Junior Division), Third Court, Sealdah in Title Suit
NO.102 of 2006.
(2.) The short fact of the case is that the plaintiffs/opposite
parties became the owner of the two flats situated on the ground
floor and the second floor of the premises no.47, Kali Charan
Ghosh Road under P.S. Baranagar, Calcutta 700 050 by purchase.
Previously, they along with other two tenants were the tenants
under the defendant no.3/respondent in respect of the said
premises. The tenants of the ground floor and the second floor of
the said premises purchased their respective tenanted flats. But
the appellants residing on the top floor, could not purchase their
tenanted portion after death of the original tenant, i.e., late
Bimalendu Pal. As per sale deed, the flat owners are entitled to
use the top floor for the purpose of checking the water system,
water reservoir, fixing antennas, etc. But the
defendants/petitioners created obstruction to go to the top floor
of the premises. For that reason, the plaintiffs/opposite parties
filed a suit praying for declaration that the plaintiffs have got
their right of user of the roof of the building and for permanent
injunction restraining the defendants, their men and agents from
obstructing the plaintiffs in any manner from getting access for
free enjoyment of the roof of the building and other reliefs. In
that suit, the plaintiffs prayed for temporary injunction and also
prayed for local inspection of the premises. The learned Trial
Judge rejected the application for appointment of commissioner and
the petitioners preferred a civil revision and in that revision,
the Lordship was pleased to hold that the dispute with regard to
water was no more an issue and as such there was no requirement
for appointment of a commissioner to ascertain the state of
affairs of the supply of water. The learned Civil Judge allowed
the application for temporary injunction. Being aggrieved by the
said order of temporary injunction, the defendants/petitioners
preferred a misc. appeal which was dismissed by the impugned
order. Being aggrieved, the defendants/petitioners have preferred
this application.
(3.) Mr. Ghosh, learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the
petitioners, submits that the predecessor in interest of the
petitioners was a tenant in respect of the entire top floor of the
building and the rent receipt as made Annexure A is the proof
that he was a tenant in respect of the entire top floor. The
present petitioners could not purchase the said property because
of their difficulties; but if the order of injunction as passed by
the learned Trial Judge is allowed to be continued, there would be
no privacy in the family of the petitioners and the opposite
parties have to make access through their premises for the purpose
of checking pipeline, water reservoir, fixing antennas, etc. He
has also contended that by the order of injunction, the learned
Trial Judge has practically granted the entire relief and so the
entire relief, as granted in the petition for temporary
injunction, cannot be supported at all. Similarly, the lower
appellate court has committed an error in affirming the said
order. He submits that the order impugned should be set aside.
Mr. Ghosh has filed a number of decisions in respect of the
principles of granting injunction such as AIR 1992 Andhra Pradesh
300, AIR 1986 Delhi 27, AIR 1998 Bombay 87, AIR 1996 Bombay 98 and
2001 (1) CLJ 663.;
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