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Eviction suits exclusive to Rent Controller

Jharkhand HC: Eviction Suits Under Rent Act Fall Exclusively Within Rent Controller’s Jurisdiction; Commercial Courts Have No Role

The Court held that eviction proceedings under the Jharkhand Building (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 2011 lie exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Rent Controller/Sub-Divisional Officer and that the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 does not apply even where the property is used for trade or commerce.

property attachment receiver appointment

Case Briefs High Courts

Tenancy Disputes | Property’s attachment & Receiver’s appointment not to be resorted routinely: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The case exemplified a disquieting and steadily growing tendency amongst litigants to invoke the criminal jurisdiction, not as a bona fide recourse for redressal of legitimate grievances, but as a convenient instrument to settle personal scores and wreak private vengeance.