In Brief
The appellants challenged a High Court judgment upholding their eviction from leased premises. They claimed to have paid rent to a landlord, but failed to produce the witness (munshi) who could corroborate payments before 1982. The High Court found perversity in the First Appellate Court's ignoring of this evidentiary weakness and restored the trial court's eviction decree. The Supreme Court upheld this decision, holding the High Court acted within its jurisdiction under Section 100 CPC. Recognizing the appellants' long occupation, the Court granted time until 31 December 2018 for vacation on humanitarian grounds, but affirmed the eviction order and barred any claims for rent or occupation charges until that date.
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