Supreme Court of India

Ganga Devi v. Distt. Judge, Nainital and Ors.

Neutral citation
Reported as [2008] 8 S.C.R. 538
Bench S.S. Sinha and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.
Decided 13 May 2008

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the said finding of fact should not be interfered with.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

I;;. UP Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972- s.21(1)(a)- UP Urban Buildings (Regu- c lation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Rules, 1972 - r.16(2) - Release Qf shop under occupation of tenant - On. ground of personal requirement - Held: Comparative hardship is a rel- evant factor for determining the question as to whether the re- quirement of th.e landlord is bona fide or not - It is essentially a question of fact- Such a question of fact, however, is to be de- termined on the touchstone of the statutory provisions as con- )- .. fained in s.21 (.1 )(a) of the

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to

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