U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972

In a suit for permanent injunction, the parties entered into a compromise decree dated 06‑09‑1996 requiring the defendant to pay a sum within six months. The defendant failed to pay, and the decree-holder filed an execution petition on 17‑02‑1997, before the six‑month period had expired. The defendant objected under Se…

The respondents filed a suit for ejectment and arrears of rent under the UP Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, alleging that the defendants had illegally sub-let the property to the petitioner. The Provincial Small Cause Court decreed in favour of the respondents, holding that the petitione…

Om Prakash and another, joint owners of a property, filed an eviction suit under the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 against Mishri Lal (deceased) represented by his legal heirs. The tenants admitted tenancy under the appellants' grandmother but denied the appellants as landlor…

The appellant, a retired army officer, owned a shop in Almora and sought eviction of the tenant under Section 21(1)(a) of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972, claiming a bona‑fide need to start a business for his physically disabled son. The trial court ordered eviction within …

The appellant, Santosh Chaturvedi, filed a petition under Section 21(1)(a) of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 seeking release of a shop premises occupied by the respondents. The prescribed authority dismissed the petition on the ground that the appellant could not claim own…

The appellants, tenants of two 240 sq ft shops, were originally paying Rs 60 per month. After a landlord‑tenant dispute, the High Court Single Judge stayed their eviction and first raised the rent to Rs 600 per month (Sept 2005). In Feb 2007, following a landlord’s offer and the tenants’ acceptance, the Judge further i…

Asha Rani Gupta, the plaintiff‑lessor, filed an eviction suit against Sri Vineet Kumar, the defendant‑lessee, for non‑payment of rent and damages. The trial court struck off the defendant’s defence under Order XV Rule 5 of the CPC for failing to deposit the admitted rent, a decision affirmed by the revisional court. Th…

The appeal concerned a non‑residential premises let to a partnership between Pradeep Kumar (successor‑in‑interest of the original tenant) and Subhash Chand, approved by the District Magistrate in 1982. Both partners later died (Pradeep Kumar on 21‑May‑2004 and Subhash Chand on 25‑Jun‑2014) and the partnership deed cont…

The landlord served a legal notice on 22‑12‑2007 under Section 21(1)(a) of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972, terminating the tenancy within 30 days. An eviction application was filed on 20‑11‑2008, well after the six‑month period prescribed in the proviso. The tenants never …

In 1994 the landlord filed a suit for possession, rent and mesne profits against the tenant, who failed to file a written statement, leading to an ex‑parte decree in 1998. The tenant later filed an application under Order 9 Rule 13 of the CPC (and Section 5 of the Limitation Act) on 25 August 1998 to set aside the decr…