Authority: Gauhati High Court (High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh)
Order Date: 18.09.2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Aman Jindal, Rahul Jindal and Rohit Jindal, sons of Ram Prakash Agarwal Jindal, residents of Tinsukia, Assam.
- Respondents: M/s Dayal Enterprises and partners Rajendra Prasad Choudhury, Ravi Choudhury and Vishal Choudhury, partnership firm located at S.R. Lohia Road, Tinsukia, Assam.
- Linked case: CRP(IO)/465/2026 involving M/s Tractor Auto Agency and Bijay Kumar Saraf.
- The petitions are revision applications under Article 227 concerning two civil suits (TS No.37/2015 and TS No.61/2016) pending before the Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.) No.2, Tinsukia, filed by the petitioners as a frustrated landlord seeking vacant possession of two ground‑floor tenanted premises. The upper floors of the same building are leased to the State Bank of India.
- Defendants repeatedly sought adjournments by attempting to call a witness from the State Bank of India, which the petitioners’ counsel argued was irrelevant.
- Counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Bhaskar Dutta, relied on a Supreme Court judgment (Mohit Suresh Harchandrai & Ors. v. Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd.) highlighting prolonged delays in landlord‑tenant disputes.
Final Outcome
- The bench, Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia, agreed that State Bank of India employees are not relevant to the landlord‑tenant dispute and criticised the trial court’s handling of the cases.
- The court directed the trial court to dispose of both civil suits within six months of receipt of this order.
- Accordingly, the revision petitions (CRP(IO)/458/2026) were disposed of.
Topics: Landlord‑Tenant Dispute, Judicial Delay