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

The appellant, the son of a deceased landlord, sought release of a shop under Section 21(1)(a) of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent & Eviction) Act, 1972, claiming bonafide need to set up an office for his chartered‑accountancy practice. The Prescribed Authority rejected the application, but the app…

The appellant, Beopar Sahayak Ltd., sought possession of leased premises, but the respondents obtained a release order under Section 21 of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent & Eviction) Act, 1972, issued by a Prescribed Authority who was an Executive Magistrate. The appellant challenged the order on …

The suit premises were originally let to the plaintiff's father‑in‑law in 1940; after his death the tenancy passed to his son Baldev, and subsequently to Baldev's wife Lalita. Upon Lalita's death, her brother Durga Prasad claimed to inherit the tenancy and resisted eviction by the landlord. The landlord filed an evicti…

The landlord applied to the Prescribed Authority for eviction of the tenant on the ground of bonafide need, claiming that explanation (i) to the fourth proviso of Section 21(1) of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent & Eviction) Act, 1972 barred the tenant from contesting and presumed his need to be bo…