Case Summary
Joseph Martin filed a petition against Sreejith N U for non-compliance with a previous rent order. The court found that Sreejith failed to comply with the order to pay rent arrears.
Judgment Outcome
Judgment Favored
Plaintiff
Relief Granted
Petitioner is granted vacant possession of the building.
Case Type
Rent Control
Final Judgment
No
The court ordered the respondent to comply with the previous order and granted the petitioner vacant possession of the building.
Why Plaintiff Won:
The respondent failed to comply with the previous rent order.
The respondent failed to comply with the previous rent order.
Losing Side's Weaknesses:
Not available
Not available
Supporting Evidence
the respondent having failed to comply with the order in IA.5/2025 and having failed to show sufficient cause for not depositing rent arrears is liable to suffer consequence under section 12(3) of the Act.
Judgment Evidence:
Hence an order is passed under section 12(3) of the Act stopping all the further proceedings in the rent control petition and directing the respondent to put the petitioner in vacant possession of the building forthwith.
Parties Involved
Parties
- Party Role
- Plaintiff
- Party Name
- Joseph Martin
- Party Age
- 56
- Relation
- S/o Late N A Martin
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Party Name
- Sreejith N U
- Party Age
- 31
- Relation
- S/o. Sri. Neriyamkott Ullas
Plaintiffs Documents
Rent control petition, Vakalath.
Defendants Documents
Vakalath.
Advocates
- Party Role
- Plaintiff
- Advocate Name
- G. Rajagopal
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
- Party Role
- Plaintiff
- Advocate Name
- Ajit G. Anjarlekar
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
- Party Role
- Plaintiff
- Advocate Name
- Jayadeep Sajan
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
- Party Role
- Plaintiff
- Advocate Name
- Anagha V. Santhosh
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
- Party Role
- Plaintiff
- Advocate Name
- S. Leelalakshmi
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Advocate Name
- A. Balagopalan
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Advocate Name
- Rajagopalan A.
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Advocate Name
- M.N. Manmadan
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Advocate Name
- Sruthy R. Menon
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Advocate Name
- Sarath Viswanathan
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
- Party Role
- Defendant
- Advocate Name
- Prabhu Murali Krishnan
- Appearance Type
- Main Counsel
Reliefs
Relief Type:
Possession
Outcome:
Granted
Description:
The court directed the respondent to put the petitioner in vacant possession of the building.
Evidence:
Hence an order is passed under section 12(3) of the Act stopping all the further proceedings in the rent control petition and directing the respondent to put the petitioner in vacant possession of the building forthwith.
Documents & Evidence
Document Type:
Order
Submitted By:
Court
Relevance:
This order pertains to the directive for the respondent to deposit rent arrears.
Reference:
IA.5/2025
Case Classification
Case Type
Rent Control
Category
Eviction and Rent Control
District
Ernakulam
State
Kerala
Court Establishment
Munsiff Court, Ernakulam
Common Reasons
Non-payment of rent
Case Code
Case between Joseph Martin vs Sreejith N U regarding Rent Control proceedings
Case Code Year
Case between Joseph Martin vs Sreejith N U regarding Rent Control proceedings