: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION COURT RECEIVER’S REPORT NO.57 OF 2006 WITH COURT RECEIVER’S REPORT NO.90 OF 2006 WITH COURT RECEIVER’S REPORT NO.120 OF 2006 WITH COURT RECEIVER’S REPORT NO.220 OF 2007 WITH COURT RECEIVER’S REPORT NO.253 OF 2007 WITH COURT RECEIVER’S REPORT NO.346 OF 2007 WITH COURT RECEIVER’S REPORT NO.357 OF 2007 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants ALONGWITH N/M.NO.3961 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And Nanda K. Shinde ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3962 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And Dashrath G. Jadhav ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3963 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. : 2 : Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And Maruti D.Killedar ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3964 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And Maruti D.Killedar ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3965 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And Ramchandra G. Jadhav ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3966 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And Chandrakant G. Jadhav ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3967 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And Pandurang A. Haldankar ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3968 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And Sunildutt B. Sarpadwal ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3969 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 : 3 : Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And Gangaram D. Bhosale ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3970 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And Laxmibai V. Mistry ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3971 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And Suryakant T. Patil ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3972 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And Rohidas T. Kapre ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3973 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And Suryakant T. Patil ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3974 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And Narmada N. Gaikwad ....Applicant : 4 : WITH N/M.NO.3975 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And S.D. Pawar ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3976 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And Sitabai Sonu Tole ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3977 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And S.D. Thoravat ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3978 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And M.K. Salekar ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3979 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And J.A. Panchal ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3980 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. : 5 : Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And G.B. Patade ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3981 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And S.W. Sattarkar ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3982 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And J.S. Chavan ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3983 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And M.P. Salekar ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3984 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And G.M. Salekar ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3985 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And D.D. Gangan ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3986 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 : 6 : Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And H.N. Parmar ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3987 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And N.C. Jagdale ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3988 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And K.G. Asabe ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3989 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And B.H. Khatate ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3990 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And T.V. Deokar ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3991 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And : 7 : V.M. Fadtare ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3992 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And S.D. Pawar & Ors. ....Applicants WITH N/M.NO.3993 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And B.T. Patil ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3994 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And M.S. Gurav ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3995 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And S.R. Shinde ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3996 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And A.R. Chougule ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3997 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs : 8 : V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And P.D. Pawar ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3998 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And Y.S. Patil ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.3999 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And R.M. Zende ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4000 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And B.G. Khopade ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4001 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And S.D. Tekawade ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4002 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And M.S. Kolge ....Applicant WITH : 9 : N/M.NO.4003 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And S.N. Gaikwad ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4004 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And B.S. Poman ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4005 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And R.E. Davne ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4006 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And S.W. Bhadale ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4007 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And L.S. Kank ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4008 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants : 10 : And D.R. Devkar ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4009 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And V.N. Parab ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4010 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And R.B.Chavan ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4011 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And V.G. Kamthe ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4012 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And N.V. Dicholkar ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4013 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And D.M. Jadhav ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4014 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 : 11 : Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And N.V. Mandhare ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4015 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And S.S. Zende ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4016 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And M.S. Veer ....Applicant WITH N/M.NO.4017 OF 2006 IN SUIT NO.543 OF 2000 Smt.Prafullata R. Varhadi & Ors. ....Plaintiffs V/s. Smt.Pushpalata C. Churi & Ors. ....Defendants And S.T. Padalkar ....Applicant Mr.R.V. Govilkar i/b Mr.Umashankar Upadhyay for the Applicants. Mr.Harish Pawar for 24 Occupants. Mr.Uday Warunjikar for the Plaintiff. Mr.P.G. Lad for Defendant No.1-(a) and 3. Mr.Manoj Kondekar for Defendant No.2. Mr.D.V. Deokar, 1st Assistant to the Court Receiver present. CORAM : S.J. VAZIFDAR, J. : 12 : DATED : 17TH JANUARY, 2008. P.C. : 1. Counsel state that all the Notices of Motion are identical. I will therefore, refer to the facts in Notice of Motion No.3961 of 2006. 2. By an order dated 22.2.2000 in Notice of Motion No.457 of 2000 taken out by the Plaintiff, the Court Receiver was appointed. The Applicants in the above Notices of Motion were neither parties to the suit nor to the said Notice of Motion. The Applicants are occupants of premises in respect whereof the Court Receiver is appointed. 3. Subsequently, the Plaintiff took out a further Notice of Motion being Notice of Motion No.1128 of 2003. The Applicants in the above Notices of Motion were not parties to this Notice of Motion either. 4. By an ad-interim order dated 9.4.2003 in Notice of Motion No.1128 of 2003 the Court Receiver was directed to decide the amount of compensation/damages to be recovered from the 110 : 13 : occupants of the suit property at such market rate as the Court Receiver deemed fit and proper as per the list maintained by the Court Receiver. It is pertinent to note that the following words in the prayer were deleted :- "and further be pleased to direct him to recover the same from the occupants of 110 tenants". 5. The Notice of Motion No.1128 of 2003 was finally disposed by an order dated 8.12.2005 passed by me. I held pursuant to the order dated 9.4.2003 that the Court Receiver had fixed the compensation/damages to be recovered from the 110 occupants. I further held that it was for the Plaintiff to adopt appropriate proceedings to challenge the quantum fixed. I also held that the Notice of Motion only sought an order directing the Court Receiver to decide the amount of compensation to be recovered. I was probably wrong in this observation that as the words which were deleted by the ad-interim order did not stand deleted from the prayer in the Notice of Motion itself. However, this order has not been challenged and the fact remains that as a result thereof, there is no order directing the payment of amounts determined by the Court Receiver. Several orders have been passed thereafter in the matter on the Court : 14 : Receiver’s Report. In fact by an order dated 4.9.2006, the Applicants were granted liberty to produce evidence of their tenancy by producing all necessary documents. The Court Receiver was thereupon directed to make a fresh report. . Finally I granted the Plaintiff liberty to adopt appropriate steps in respect of the reliefs claim in prayer (a) of the Notice of Motion by which the Plaintiff sought an order directing the Court Receiver to take necessary steps for maintaining the suit property. 6. By an order dated 9.11.2007 in the above Court Receiver’s Report, it was observed that the Applicants were in arrears of payment of compensation and charges. It was further held that if they did not pay the same within four weeks, the Court Receiver should take forcible possession of the premises. . This order was set aside in Appeal No.292 of 2007 by an order dated 3.5.2007. The Appellate Court remanded the matters for fresh consideration thereof. 7. In view of what I have held above, it is not necessary to consider prayer (a) of the Notices of : 15 : Motion by which the Applicants seek an order to set-aside and/or modify the order dated 9.4.2003. The Applicants are not prejudiced by the said order as by that order the Court Receiver has never been directed to recover the compensation at the market rate. The application contained in the prayer for payment by the Applicants was deleted by the said order itself. 8. In view of what I have stated above namely that there is no order for recovery of amounts, the order of the Court Receiver dated 15.2.2005 is set aside. For the same reason, the demand notice dated 28.12.2005 is also set aside. 9. Considering the manner in which the matter has progressed, I cannot fault the Plaintiffs and the Defendants for not having taken out an application for payment by the occupants. It will however be necessary for the parties to the suit to make such an application in the first instance if they so desire. If such an application is made, needless to add, all rights and contentions of the parties are kept upon including as to the quantum determined by the Court Receiver. It is also clarified that the Plaintiffs and/or the Defendants are at liberty to adopt proceedings against all or any of the occupants : 16 : through the Court Receiver subject however to costs in respect thereof being paid by them. This order shall not preclude the Courts or any other authority before whom such proceedings are adopted from passing appropriate orders in accordance with law. In such proceedings, the Plaintiffs and the Defendants shall be entitled to appoint advocates of their choice and shall be solely responsible for payment of their fees and costs and for the conduct of the matters. 10. The Applicants through Mr.Govilkar undertake to execute the agency agreements with the Court Receiver. They all are at liberty to do by attending the Court Receiver’s office between 11.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. on 28.1.2008, 29.1.2008, 30.1.2008 or 31.1.2008. The Applicants shall not be required to pay security. 11. The Applicants in the Notices of Motion undertake through Mr.Govilkar to pay the rent in respect of the premises in their occupation together with all permissible increase and statutory dues, if any, on or before the 15th day of each month or within four weeks of a demand being made by the Court Receiver as the case may be. The Applicants further undertake to pay the arrears, if any, within eight : 17 : weeks of the Court Receiver demanding the same. 12. The Court Receiver is directed to file a fresh report only in respect of those occupants who may be found to have entered into possession of the premises after the Court Receiver took possession thereof. All the rights and contentions of the parties in this regard are kept open. 13. The Applicants undertake to have the demand drafts which they have deposited with the Court Receiver renewed within six weeks from today. Upon the demand drafts being renewed, the Court Receiver shall forthwith encash the same but without prejudice to the rights and contentions of all the parties. 14. All the statements and undertakings recorded above are accepted. 15. All the above Notices of Motion and Court Receiver’s Reports are accordingly disposed of.