Calcutta Thika Tenancy Act, 1949

The appellants leased a property in Calcutta for 20 years from 1973 to 1993 and erected pucca structures on it. After the lease expired, they applied to the Thika Tenancy Controller claiming status as thika tenants under the Calcutta Thika Tenancy Act, 1949, the 1981 Act and the 2001 Act, seeking land vesting in the St…

The appellants, lessees of a 20‑year lease, erected a pucca factory building on the premises and later claimed status as Thika tenants under the Calcutta Thika Tenancy Act, 1949 and its subsequent amendments. The respondents, who had purchased the land, challenged the Controller's declaration that the appellants were T…

The appellant, Ramdas Bansal, held a 21‑year lease of a building (Grace Cinema Hall) on premises in Kolkata and, after the lease expired, the respondents filed a suit for vacant possession and rectification of the lease description. Bansal sought to introduce documents alleging that the respondents were "Thika" tenants…

The case concerned eviction suits filed by thika tenants (Kanailal Ghosh and others) against Bharatias (Narayanchandra Ghosh and others) occupying rooms in a house. The suits were filed under the Calcutta Thika Tenancy Act, 1949, before the Calcutta Thika Tenancy (Acquisition and Regulation) Act, 1981 came into force. …

The plaintiff and defendant entered into an agreement on 3 December 1973 for the sale of a structure under the Calcutta Thika Tenancy Act, 1949, without the land. The plaintiff sued for specific performance on 7 February 1974; the trial court decreed in his favour on 24 April 1990. During the pendency of the suit, the …

The appellant, Ashim Ranjan Das, purchased land that had earlier been transferred to two patta holders, Shibu Bodhak and Tapan Malik, after a series of proceedings under the West Bengal Estate Acquisition Act, 1953. The Revenue Officer had earlier cancelled tenancy rights under Section 44(2a), but that order was set as…

The appellants, P.C. Dalui and others, held a lease dated 26 September 1946 for an initial ten‑year term with contractual options to extend the lease for two further five‑year periods and a final one‑year period upon payment of enhanced rent. They exercised the two five‑year extensions but did not take the one‑year ext…