By Admin 
The Supreme Court, while hearing a case related to the Bombay High Court, has expressed concern over the delay in the decision in the dispute between the property owners and teachers. A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Manoj Mishra has “requested” the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court to review such cases pending there.
The Supreme Court is hearing the appeals against the High Court order related to the dispute on ‘per square foot rate’. This case is related to renting the ‘Harchandra House’ in Mumbai by Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited. The bench said that in some cases the litigants have to wait for years to settle their disputes.
The bench said, ‘When it comes to the landlord-owner dispute, it also includes aspect of being deprived of the benefits of one side and the aspect of being denied monetary benefits from the other party’s ownership. It is the duty of the courts to ensure that they do not have trouble due to them. ” The court said that taking a delay in such disputes means that both sides have to bear the brunt of it.
The bench said, “In some cases the landlord has to suffer losses due to lack of property, and in other cases, the monetary amount is not received from it. The tenant has to suffer losses because the final decision in the case is directed to pay a large amount in a short time when the final decision comes.” The apex court said that it is a difficult task for tenants to make requisite arrangements to pay such a huge amount.
The bench said on May 6, “We request the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court to ask for a report from the courts concerned about the pending period of landlord-owner disputes.” The court said that if it is found that there are many other cases like this case, the High Court should take ‘appropriate steps’ for their early disposal.