WP(C) 5551/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B D AGARWAL Heard Mr. SC Biswas, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. HM Phukan, learn ed Government Advocate for the state respondent. The petitioner is seeking a direction to the Officer-in-Charge of the Jhalukbar i Police Station to hand over the key of a room that was let out by the writ pet itioner to respondent No. 6, namely, Sri Thatchinamoorthi on rent. The petitioner’s case is that the aforesaid respondent No. 6 was found absent fr om the tenanted premise for few days and on enquiry, the petitioner came to know that the said respondent was arrested by police in various cases and thereafter the respondent has been forwarded to Manipur, where also some case has been re gistered against him. Mr. Biswas submitted that at the time of arrest of respondent No.6, the Investig ating Officer locked the room and the said room is lying unoccupied since last t hree months. Mr. Biswas further submitted that there is no possibility of return of respondent No. 6 and as such, the petitioner is deprived of using room, whic h was let out to respondent No. 6. In view of the aforesaid submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Officer-in-Charge of the Jhalukbari Police Station is directed to hand over the key of the room to the petitioner immediately. It is made clear that as and when respondent No.6 returns to Guwahati and claims possession of the rented room, the petitioner shall give the same in possession to respondent No. 6 on the previous terms and conditions. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition stands disposed.