Additional district judge Ina Malhotra passed the decree of possession in favour of Ashok Kumar Aggarwal, who had moved the court seeking possession of his flat which he had given on rent to Daman resident Ketan Patel.
"It would indeed be a travesty of justice if every tenant could get his way for a lengthy trial merely by transferring a fair enough amount online to the owner's account and hold him at ransom for specific performance for sale of his property.
"The action of the defendant (Patel) only reeks of an attempt to create legal entangles," the court said.
Aggarwal, in his plea, said that he had superannuated from government service and had to vacate the accommodation alloted to him.
He said that he required the possession of his premises at White House apartment situated at Bhagwan Dass Road here which he had given to Patel on a rent of Rs 45,000 per month and he had not extended the lease agreement requesting Patel to vacate the premises.
Patel did not pay any heed even though his tenancy had expired on May 31, 2011, Aggarwal said, adding he sent a legal notice to Patel on November 11 last year asking him to vacate the flat by the end of the month.
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He said Patel had assured he would leave the house before December 10, 2011 but as he was in the dire need of his house, so he did not agree to give any time beyond November 30.
He also said that Patel had not paid rent from June 2011, but in December 2011 he transferred Rs 50 lakh electronically in his account without any intimation. MORE