IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI FRIDAY, THE 4TH DECEMBER 2009 / 13TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 RCRev..No. 336 of 2005() ------------------------ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 20/05/2005 IN IA 1828/04 IN RCA.33/2003 of ADDL.DISTRICT COURT,KOTTAYAM .................... REVISION PETITIONERS/APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS. --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. BOBBY MANI, S/O.M.O.MANI, RESIDING AT THANNICKAL HOUSE, PAKKIL P.O. KOTTAYAM. 2. T.J.MANI, S/O.MANI JOSHUA, THANNICKAL HOUSE, MANGANAM, KOTTAYAM. 3. T.J.THOMAS, S/O.MANI JOSHUA, RESIDING AT ABUDABI U.A.E. REPRESENTED BY T.J.ABRAHAM, RESIDING AT THANNICKAL HOUSE, NEAR C.M.S. COLLEGE, KOTTAYAM, HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER. 4. T.J.ABRAHAM, S/O.MANI JOSHUA, THANNICKAL HOUSE, NEAR C.M.S. COLLEGE, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.BECHU KURIAN THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS/COUNTER PETITIONER. ---------------------------------------------- 1. M.C.MATHAI, REPRESENTED BY P.T.THOMAS, HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, ORION SUPER MARKET, KOTTAYAM. 2. SHAHUL HAMEED, SHARE PARTS MERCHANT, 803/IX/KMC, PALAI STAND, KOTTAYAM 8. 3. P.R.OMANA, POPOULAR RADIO SERVICE, 804/IX/KMC, PALAI STAND, KOTTAYAM. RCR.No.336/05 4. SASIDHARAN, JANATHA SOUND, 804/IX/KMC, PALAI STAND, KOTTAYAM. 5. SUNNY VARGHERSE, THANDOOR RESTAURANT, 838/IX/KMC, PALAI STAND, KOTTAYAM. 6. HANEEFA RAWTHER, 806/IX/KMC, PALAI STAND, KOTTAYAM. 7. SANKARA PILLAI, DOING BUSINESS IN 835/IX KMC. [PALAI STAND, KOTTAYAM. 8. SHAHUL HAMEED, DOING BUSINESS IN 837/IX/KMC, RESIDING AT OTTAPPURACKAL HOUSE, ARUPUZHA, THAZHTHANGADY, KOTTAYAM.(DIED) 9. CHACKO JACOB, ALANKAR FOOT WEARS, 840.IX/KMC, PALAI STAND, KOTTAYAM. 10. P.C.JOY, FAIR DEAL CORPORATION 841/KMC, KOTTAYAM. 11. P.S.SARALA GOPI, W/O.KUTTAN GOPI, ADIVAKAL, SUSMITHA BHAVAN, NEAR SREENIVAS IYER ROAD, KOTTAYAM 1. 12. A.G.LAL, S/O.KUTTAN GOPI, ADIVAKAL, SUSMITHA BHAVAN, NEAR SREENIVAS IYER ROAD, KOTTAYAM 1. 13. A.G.ANIL KUMAR, S/O.KUTTAN GOPI, ADIVAKAL, SUSMITHA BHAVAN, NEAR SREENIVAS IYER ROAD, KOTTAYAM 1. 14. LAILA MURALEEDHARAN, D/O.KUTTAN GOPI, ADIVAKAL, SUSMITHA BHAVAN, SREENIVAS IYER ROAD, KOTTAYAM 1. 15. SHEELA PRABHAKARAN, D/O.KUTTAN GOPI, ADIVAKAL, SUSMITHA BHAVAN, NEAR SREENIVAS IYER ROAD, KOTTAYAM 1. ADDITIONAL RESPONDENTS 16. HANEEFA BEEVI, W/O SHAHUL HAMEED OTTAPURACKAL, ARUPUZHA THAZHATHANGADI KOTTAYAM RCR.No.336/05 17. NOUSHAD, S/O SHAHUL HAMEED OTTAPURACKAL, ARUPUZHA THAZHATHANGADI KOTTAYAM 18. NAVAS.O.S., S/O SHAHUL HAMEED OTTAPURACKAL, ARUPUZHA THAZHATHANGADI KOTTAYAM 19. NAZAR O.S., S/O SHAHUL HAMEED OTTAPURACKAL, ARUPUZHA THAZHATHANGADI KOTTAYAM 20. ANWAR SADATH, S/O SHAHUL HAMEED OTTAPURACKAL, ARUPUZHA THAZHATHANGADI KOTTAYAM 21. RAZIA MAJEED, D/O SHAHUL HAMEED OTTAPURACKAL, ARUPUZHA THAZHATHANGADI KOTTAYAM Legal heirs of deceased 8th respondent impleaded as additional respondents 16 to 21 vide order dated 4-12-2009 on I.A.No.3138/09 ADV. SRI.JOHN JOSEPH VETTIKAD FOR R5 SRI.SABU GEORGE FOR R5 SRI.JOSEPH ABRAHAM (KOTTAYAM) FOR R5 SRI.THOMAS ABRAHAM FOR R2TO4,6,7,9,10, SRI.K.B.ARUNKUMAR FOR R2TO4,6,7,9,10, THIS RENT CONTROL REVISION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - R.C.R.No.336 OF 2005 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of December, 2009 ORDER Pius C.Kuriakose, J. Under challenge in this revision filed under Section 20 of the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act 1965 is the order of the Rent control Appellate Authority rejecting an interlocutory application filed by the landlords pending a regular appeal filed by them against an order of the Rent Control Court declining eviction on the ground of reconstruction. The Appellate Authority took the view that whether or not that fair rent is to be fixed by the Rent Control Court in an independent proceeding in the light of the guidelines laid down by this court in Edger Ferus v. Abraham Ittycheria (2004(1) KLT 767). We do not find any infirmity in the view taken by the learned Appellate Authority. In fact the judgment of this court in Edger Ferus v. Abraham (2004(1) KLT 767) has bee approved by the Supreme Court by its order reported in Edger Ferus v. Abraham Ittycheria 2009(4) KLT 673(SC). The Rent Control Revision is closed giving RCR.No.336/05 2 liberty to the revision petitioners ( for that matter to the respondents also) to move the Rent Control Court under Section 5 by original proceedings for fixation of fair rent. We are informed that the 8th respondent who is one of the tenants occupying a portion of the building which is subject matter of the appeal is no more. It is open to the petitioners to file fair rent fixation application arraying the legal heirs of that respondent. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE P.Q.BARKATH ALI JUDGE sv. RCR.No.336/05 2 RCR.No.336/05 2