S.P. JAIN vs KRISHNA MOHAN GUPTA & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of Sections 24A, 24B, and 24C of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972, in the context of a landlord who is also a government servant. The Court held that a landlord in possession of a residential house cannot evict a tenant from another residential accommodation under summary proceedings if he has alternative accommodation available. The High Court's decision to set aside the eviction order was upheld, emphasizing that the landlord's possession of a dwelling house precludes eviction under the cited sections.