Allahabad High Court
ANITA CHAUHAN AND ANOTHERversusREYASH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The appellate court's dismissal of the appeal is set aside and the matter remanded for fresh consideration in view of the lease's expiry.
Summary
The petitioners and respondents entered into a registered rent agreement on 13‑03‑2015 for eleven years, which expired on 12‑03‑2026. The respondents had obtained a temporary injunction against the petitioners in a suit for permanent injunction, and the petitioners appealed the trial court's order under Order 43 Rule 1(r) of the CPC. The appellate court dismissed the appeal on 29‑08‑2026 without noting that the lease had already ended. The petitioners contended that the injunction could not survive the expiry of the tenancy and that the appellate court erred. The High Court held that the appellate court’s order was unsustainable, set it aside, and remanded the matter for a fresh decision, directing the appellate court to consider the lease expiry. Consequently, the writ petition was partly allowed.
Issues considered
- Whether the appellate court erred in dismissing the misc. civil appeal without considering the expiry of the lease agreement.
- Whether the temporary injunction granted against the petitioners should be set aside in view of the termination of the tenancy and replaced by a status‑quo order or an eviction suit under the Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021.
Legislation cited
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 — s. Order 43 Rule 1(r)
- Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021
Subjects
- lease agreement
- temporary injunction
- expiry of tenancy
- Article 227
- appellate jurisdiction
- Civil Procedure Code
- Uttar Pradesh Urban Premises Tenancy Act
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 12987 of 2026
Anita Chauhan And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Reyash International School
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Hritudhwaj Pratap Sahi, Samarath
Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Sumit Daga
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. Heard Sri G.K. Singh, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Samarth
Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Sumit Daga, learned
counsel for the plaintiff-respondent.
2. It is contended that a registered rent agreement was executed between
the parties on 13.03.2015 for a period of 11 years. The premises in
question was let out by the petitioners to the plaintiff-respondent for
running a school. The said period of 11 years had come to an end on
12.03.2026.
3. In the meantime, the plaintiff-respondent had instituted a suit for
permanent injunction being Original Suit No.142 of 2023 against the
defendants-petitioners. In the said suit, an application for grant of
temporary injunction was moved which was allowed by the trial Court on
11.02.2025 against which a misc. civil appeal was preferred by the
petitioners under Order 43 Rule 1 (r) CPC which was dismissed by the
order impugned dated 29.08.2026.
4. Sri G.K. Singh, learned Senior Counsel appearing for petitioners
submits that the period of 11 years had already come to an end on
12.03.2026, but the appellate Court has not considered the said fact and
had dismissed the said misc. civil appeal.
5. Sri Sumit Daga, learned counsel appearing for plaintiff-respondent
submits that manager/chairman of the of the plaintiff/school is the wife of
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petitioner no.2. There is a matrimonial dispute going on between the
parties and number of cases have been filed. According to him, the order
of injunction may be modified to the order of status quo and the
petitioners may be permitted to initiate the suit for eviction against the
plaintiff under the Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy
Act, 2021.
6. I have heard respective counsel for the parties and perused the material
on record.
7. It is an admitted case to both the parties that rent agreement was
executed between the parties for a period of 11 years, which came to an
end on 12.03.2026. The misc. civil appeal filed under Order 43 Rule 1(r)
CPC was decided on 29.08.2026. The Court below should have taken into
consideration the fact that the rent agreement came to an end between the
parties and should have decided the appeal considering the said fact.
8. In view of the said fact, the order dated 29.08.2026 is unsustainable in
the eyes of law and is hereby set aside. The matter is remanded back to
the appellate Court to decide the misc. civil appeal filed by the petitioner
afresh within a period of two months from the date of production of
certified copy of this order.
9. Writ petition stands partly allowed.
(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
September 18, 2026
SK Goswami
Digitally signed by :-
SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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