1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR. Second Appeal No. 244 of 2008 (Block Education Officer, Panchayat Samiti Karanja (Ghadge) Wardha & 3 others Versus Tejrao Gulabrao Sontakke & another) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's Orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mr. Meghe, counsel for the appellants. CORAM : Smt. Vasanti A. Naik, J. DATE : 7 th July, 2008 Heard Shri Meghe, the learned counsel for the appellants. The appellants are the original defendants. A suit was filed by the plaintiff against the defendants for a decree of recovery of amount of Rs.51,750/- towards arrears of rent along with interest @ 18% per annum thereon. It was the case of the plaintiff that the defendants were running a Junior Primary School in two rooms on the ground floor of the house belonging to the plaintiff. The monthly rent was fixed at Rs.750/-. Though the defendants were served with a notice calling upon them to pay the rent for the period from 2 28.04.1993 to 28.10.1996, the defendants failed to pay the same. By amending the plaint, the plaintiff sought the recovery of arrears of rent from 28.12.1996 to 28.01.1999 along with interest @ 18% per annum thereon. The defendants denied the claim of the plaintiff by filing the written statement. The defendants, however, failed to produce any oral or documentary evidence on record. The trial Court, after appreciating the evidence tendered on behalf of the plaintiff, decreed the suit of the plaintiff in part and directed the defendants to pay the arrears of rent of Rs.45,750/- along with interest @ 12% per annum thereon. The judgment passed by the trial Court was challenged by the defendant in appeal. The appellate Court upheld the findings recorded by the trial Court and further held that the grant of interest @ 12% per annum was reasonable as the defendants have failed to pay a single pie to the plaintiff since the time, they occupied the suit premises for running the Junior Primary School. 3 The findings recorded by both the Courts are pure findings of fact and they do not give rise to any substantial question of law. The second appeal is, therefore, dismissed with no order as to costs. JUDGE APTE