Fathullah v Varma (RLD) [2013] NSWADTAP 39

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Fathullah v Varma (RLD) [2013] NSWADTAP 39 Hearing dates: 22 May 2013 Decision date: 08 August 2013 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel - Internal Before: M Chesterman, Deputy President D Bluth, Judicial Member M Foldi, Non-judicial Member Decision: 1. (a) The appeal against the Tribunal's decision given on 15 November 2012 is allowed. (b) The order made in that decision is set aside and the following order made: 'The Respondents are to pay to the Appellant the sum of $23,950.39, comprising $20,550 as principal and $3,400.39 as interest.' 2. (a) The appeal against the Tribunal's decision given on 23 January 2013 is allowed. (b) The order made in that decision is set aside and the following order made: 'The Respondents are to pay to the Appellant the sum of $8,239 in respect of the costs of the proceedings.' 3. The Respondents are to pay to the Appellant the sum of $9,044 in respect of the costs of these appeal proceedings. Catchwords: Retail lease - failure by lessor to grant possession - assessment of damages payable to lessee - costs Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Business Names Registration Act 2011 (Cth) Legal Profession Act 2004 Local Court, Practice Note Civ 1 Retail Leases Act 1994 Suitors' Fund Act 1951 Cases Cited: ACN 079 830 596 Pty Ltd (trading as Jolly Joe's Fish 'n' Chips) v Wallis Lake Fishermen's Co-operative Ltd [2007] NSWADT 297 Ali v Nationwide News Ltd [2008] NSWCA 183 B & L Linings Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (No 5) (RD) [2010] NSWADTAP 21 B & L Linings Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (No 6) (RD) [2012] NSWADTAP 26 Building Professionals Board v Hans (GD) [2008] NSWADTAP 13 Commonwealth of Australia v Amann Aviation Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 54; (1992) 174 CLR 64 Coogee Bay Village Pty Ltd v Profilio (No 2) (RLD) [2011] NSWADTAP 67 Cripps v G & M Dawson Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 81 Fathullah v Varma [2012] NSWADT 237 Fathullah v Varma (No 2) [2013] NSWADT 13 G & M Dawson Pty Ltd v Cripps & Ors (RLD) [2004] NSWADTAP 38 Hull v Thompson [2001] NSWCA 359 Jonamill Pty Ltd v Alramon Pty Ltd (No 2) (RLD) [2010] NSWADTAP 3 Karacominakis v Big Country Developments Pty Ltd [2000] NSWCA 313 O'Neill v Henry (RLD) [2010] NSWADTAP 40 Sarker and anor v World Best Holdings Limited and anor [2008] NSWADT 75 Torchia v Swanton (RLD) [2012] NSWADTAP 5 Trowbridge v Morris (RLD) [2010] NSWADTAP 70 Uszok v Henley Properties (NSW) Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 31 World Best Holdings Limited v Sarker [2010] NSWCA 24 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nihad Fathullah (Appellant) Arun Deo Varma (First Respondent) Kamlush Deo Varma (Second Respondent) Aranesh Deo Varma (Third Respondent) Representation: H Soltan (Agent for Appellant) A D Varma (In person, and as agent for Second and Third Respondents) File Number(s): 129040, 139006 Decision under appeal Citation: Fathullah v Varma [2012] NSWADT 237 Fathullah v Varma (No 2) [2013] NSWADT 13 Before: Retail Leases Division File Number(s): 125118