Supreme Court of India

Krishna Kumar Rastogi v. Sumitra Devi

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Reported as [2014] 9 S.C.R. 423
Bench Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya and Prafulla C. Pant JJ.
Decided 20 August 2014

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Accordingly, we allow these appeals and B set aside the orders challenged before us.

Judgment, page 12

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Rent Control and eviction: Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 - s. 21(1)(a) - Bonafide need - Application uls. 21(1)(a) by landlord seeking release of shop c on the ground of personal need - Allowed by Prescribed Authority - Set aside by the appellate court and High Court 0 - Qn appeal, held: On facts, High Court erred in law in dismissing the petition of the landlord - High Court gave too much emphasis to the affidavit filed by a witness that the appellant attempted to sell disputed shop to him - Such statement cannot be relied upon unless

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