In Brief
The appellant, an original judgment creditor, filed suits for recovery of possession of her residential property against four tenants. The trial court decreed the suits; the respondent-tenants appealed and obtained a stay of execution. The first appellate court fixed mesne profits during the stay; the respondent-tenants then challenged these amounts before the High Court. The High Court reduced the mesne profits by 50%, citing the residential nature of the property and the commercial focus of the valuation report. The Supreme Court held this reduction was unjustified and arbitrary. It modified the order, increasing mesne profits to just and reasonable levels that account for both the property's market potential and residential use, balancing the interests of the judgment creditor and respondents."
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