JUDGEMENT
M.Y.EQBAL, J. -
(1.) THIS application filed by the defendants -petitioners under Article 227 of the Constitution of India is directed against the order dated 30.8.2006 passed by the Subordinate Judge -Ill, Ranchi in Title
Suit No. 10 of 2003 whereby the application filed by the petitioners to recall the order dated
3.6.2005 has been rejected.
(2.) THE facts of the case lie in a narrow compass: The plaintiff -respondent filed Title Suit No. 10 of 2003 for a decree of eviction of the
defendants from the building premises. The defendants -petitioners contested the suit by
filing written statement. On 4.3.2004, the plaintiff filed application under Sec. 15 of the
Bihar Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act (in short 'BBC Act ')
for a direction to the defendants -petitioners to deposit the arrears of rent allegedly due
for the month July, 2002 @ Rs. 5,000.00 per month as also the current rent. The
petitioners filed, rejoinder to the said petition and the Court below by order dated
5.7.2004 directed the petitioners to pay the rent of July and August, 2002 and also the arrears of rent from September, 2003 till the date of the order. The petitioners '
case is that since there was apparent error on the face of the order, a review
application was filed which was registered as Misc. Case No. 32 of 2004. The Court
below by order dated 28.2.2006 rejected the review petition holding that there was no
ground for review of its earlier order. During pendency of the review petition, the plaintiff
filed an application for striking off. the defence of the defendants -petitioners for
non -compliance of the order dated 5.7.2004. The Court below by order dated 3.6.2005
ordered for striking off the defence of the defendants -petitioners. The petitioners,
thereafter, filed an application for recall of the order by which the defence was struck off
on the ground, inter alia, that they paid a sum of Rs. 50,000.00 at the time of
negotiation of the lease in the year 1985 and also on the ground that since the date of
order, they have been depositing the current rent. The Court below after hearing the
parties rejected the said application and refused to recall the order by which defence of
the defendants was struck off.
I have heard Mr. R.S. Mazumdar, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr. Indrajeet Sinha, learned Counsel appearing for the respondents.
(3.) AS noticed above, application under Sec. 15 of the BBC Act was disposed of by order dated;
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