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Bombay High Court

SHRI JASWANTLAL MANILAL SHAH and ORS.versusJAYANTILAL BHANJI SHAH and OTHERS

Decided
Disposal
Disposed Off

Holding

The eviction decree is satisfied, the payment is accepted as full and final settlement, and therefore the writ petition is infructuous and disposed of.

Summary

The petitioners sought relief in a writ petition concerning possession of suit premises, while the respondents filed a civil revision application. The parties submitted affidavits confirming that the suit premises had been vacated and that applicant No.1A had handed over the keys to the respondents. A payment order of Rs. 5,00,000 was tendered by the applicants and accepted by the respondents as full and final settlement of rent arrears, compensation, and mesne profits. The court held that the eviction decree was satisfied, possession had been peacefully transferred, and no further claims remained. Consequently, the interim application was allowed, the civil revision application was disposed of, and the writ petition was declared infructuous and dismissed.

Issues considered

  • Whether the eviction decree has been satisfied by the handover of possession.
  • Whether the payment of Rs. 5,00,000 constitutes a full and final settlement of all claims, including mesne profits.
  • Whether any relief remains to be granted in the writ petition after satisfaction of the eviction decree.

Subjects

  • eviction decree
  • possession
  • civil revision
  • full and final settlement
  • writ petition
  • interim application
  • mesne profits
  • rent arrears

Judgment

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              rrpillai           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                         CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                                        WRIT PETITION NO. 3993 OF 2002

                              Jayantilal Bhanji Shah    …     Petitioners
                              and Others
                                 vs.
                              Shri Jaswantlal Manilal   …     Respondents
                              Shah and Others
                                                      WITH
                                       INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 6368 OF 2026
                                                        IN
                                          WRIT PETITION NO. 3993 OF 2002

                              Naginchandra Bhanji Shah and Others …         Applicants
                              In the matter between
                              Jayantilal Bhanji Shah               …        Petitioners
                              and Others
                                 vs.
                              Shri Jaswantlal Manilal              …        Respondents
                              Shah and Others
                                                     WITH
                                   CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 349 OF 2007

                              Shri Jaswantlal Manilal              …        Applicant
                              Shah and Others
                                    vs.
                              Jayantilal Bhanji Shah               …        Respondents
                              and Others
                                                     WITH
                                   INTERIM APPLICATION (ST) NO. 25346 OF 2026
           Digitally signed
           by
                                                       IN
RAJESHWARI RAJESHWARI
RAMESH
           RAMESH
           PILLAI
                                   CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 349 OF 2007
PILLAI     Date:
           2026.09.09
           11:01:43 +0530
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Nikhil J. Shah                           …     Applicant
In the matter between
Shri Jaswantlal Manilal                  …     Applicant
Shah and Others
      vs.
Jayantilal Bhanji Shah                   …     Respondents
and Others

Mr.Joel D’souza i/b.Mr. Yatin N.Shah for the Petitioners in
WP/3993/2002 and for the Respondents in CRA/349/2007.
Mr. Kaustubh Thipsay for the Applicant Nos. 1, 3 and 4.
Mr. Nikhil Shah – Applicant No.1A present in CRA.
Mr. Rishi Nilesh Shah – Grandson – Respondent No. 4.


                         CORAM : GAURI GODSE, J.

                         DATE :     8th SEPTEMBER 2026
ORDER :


Civil Revision Application No.349 of 2007


1.   Pursuant to order dated 31 st August 2026 necessary

affidavit-cum-undertakings are tendered and the same are

taken on record. Separate affidavit-cum-undertakings of

respondent nos. 1A, 1C, applicant no. 3 and applicant no. 4

is tendered. Applicant no. 2 has expired and Interim

Application (St) No. 25346 of 2026 is filed to bring on record


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his heirs and legal representative as respondents in the civil

revision application.


2.    Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the

heirs were not willing to prosecute the civil revision

application. Hence, they were proposed to be added as

respondents. However, he has tendered a separate affidavit-

cum-undertaking of the heirs and legal representatives of

deceased applicant no. 2 who are mentioned as proposed

respondents in the interim application. He submits that he

has identified the signatures of the said respondents. The

affidavit-cum-undertakings of Ms. Amish Kirti Shah and

Krutika Bimal Shah is also taken on record. The applicants

and the proposed respondents have confirmed that the suit

premises is vacated and only applicant no. 1A was in

possession.


3.    Learned counsel for the applicants submits that

applicant no.1A – Nikhil Shah is present in court and he has

vacated the suit premises and has handed over the keys of

the same to the learned advocate for the respondents in the

court. Learned counsel for the respondents confirmed receipt

of the keys.


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4.    In view of the affidavit-cum-undertakings taken on

record and handing over of the keys, it is confirmed by the

parties that the vacant and peaceful possession of the suit

premises is handed over to the respondents by accepting the

keys. Mr. Rishi Nilesh Shah who is present in the court, has

accepted the keys on behalf of the respondents.


5.    The applicants have also handed over the pay order of

Rs. 5,00,000/- in the name of respondent no.1 in the civil

revision application towards full and final payments towards

arrears of rent, compensation and mesne profits, if any. Pay

order is accepted by Rishi Nilesh Shah on behalf of the

respondents.


6.    Learned counsel for the respondents on instructions of

the respondents confirm that the said amount is accepted as

full and final settlement of all the claims including mesne

profits and there are no claims pending against the

applicants in respect of the suit premises.


7.    In view of the aforesaid Interim Application (St) No.

25346 of 2026 is allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a), (b)

and (d). Amendment to be carried out within two weeks.



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8.    In view of the handing over of possession and the

affidavit-cum-undertakings,     as    recorded      in     above

paragraphs, the civil revision application is disposed of in the

aforesaid terms.


9.    Considering the eviction decree stands satisfied, as

recorded above, nothing survives in the writ petition. Hence,

writ petition and pending interim applications are disposed of

as infructuous.




                                           [GAURI GODSE, J.]




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