Tenant evicted during pendency of suit

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 10 November 2011 This query is : Resolved
landlord harassing and quarelling with the tenant and claiming possesion of the tenanted premises. Tenant filed a suit for declaration and injunction against the landlord before Small Causes Court. The LL by managing the police and by breaking the wall from backside took out the belongings of the tenant and affixed and changed the lock in the premises. Also family members of the landlord by entering the premises using the same from inside by breaking the common wall. what remedy left for tenant either seeking permission to break the lock or application for restoration of possesion u/s 6 of Specific Relief Act

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prabhakar singh (Expert) 11 November 2011
In the story stated the tenant is ousted hence suit to restore back possession and damages would lie.

Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 11 November 2011
If the LL has done so during the subsistence of any injunction order then you can seek redress of the high court under contempt of court act.

Sailesh Kumar Shah (Expert) 12 November 2011
both learned experts rightly advised.

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