Between August 26, 1963 when the appellant filed the revision application in the High Court and April 4, 1968 when the revision application was dismissed, certain important events happened.
Appeal by Special Leave from the Judgment and Order dated 3 6 1969 of the Calcutta High Court in Civil Rule No.
On July 10, respondents filed an application under section 17 3 of the Act for striking off the defence of the appellant on the ground that though the appellant had deposited the arrears of rent, he had number deposited the interest due on the arrears, as required by section 17 1 of the Act.
2924 of 1968, the tenant has preferred this appeal by special leave of this Court.
By an order dated July 25, 1963 the trial companyrt accepted the respondents companytention and struck off the appellants defence.
Section 1 2 of the Presidents Act provided that the said Act shall be deemed to have companye into force on August 26, 1967 which was the date on which the first Ordinance had companye into force.
Both the applications were dismissed by the Trial Court by an order dated August 17, 1968 which was companyfirmed by the Calcutta High Court in revision on June 3, 1969.
Being aggrieved by the judgment of the High Court in Civil Rule No.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by CHANDRACHUD, C. J. On November 27, 1962 respondents filed a suit for eviction against the appellant under the West Bengal premises Tenancy Act, 1956 The Act on the ground that the appellant was in arrears of rent, that he had sublet the premises and that the respondents required the premises for their personal use.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
1931 of 1969.
Sukumar Ghosh for the Appellant.
2924/68.
On August 26, 1963 the appellant filed a civil revision application in the Calcutta High Court against that order but it was dismissed by the High Court on April 4, 1968.
The summons of the suit was served on the appellant on January 9, 1963 and he deposited the arrears of rent within a period of thirty days thereafter i.e. on February 5, 1963.
