SURESH CHAND vs GULAM CHISTI

The Supreme Court held that under the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972, specifically Sections 2(2), 39, and 40, a tenant must deposit all arrears of rent and costs within one month of the Act's commencement to benefit from its provisions. The Court clarified that the benefit of Sections 39 and 40 applies only to suits, appeals, or revisions pending as of July 15, 1972, and that the tenant's deposit made after the ten-year exemption period does not suffice. The appeal was allowed, reversing the lower courts' decisions that had denied the landlord's eviction request.