ARCHANA MAITY SALIL KUMAR MAITI vs DEBI PRASAD DAS — SAT/283/2025

Case Summary: SAT 283/2025 The court dismissed the tenant's second appeal challenging an eviction decree under Section 6(a) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997. The lower courts found subletting based on electoral rolls showing the tenant's permanent relocation to Haldia and a third party's occupation of the Kolkata property. The appellate court held that once a landlord establishes parting with possession, the burden shifts to the tenant to explain occupancy; proof of monetary consideration is not essential. Since the tenant provided no independent evidence while the plaintiff proved its case through oral testimony and documents, concurrent findings of fact could not be disturbed in second appeal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.