RAMESH CHANDRA vs IIIRD ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that the U.P. Urban Building (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972, specifically Section 2(2), does not apply to buildings constructed within ten years of completion. The Court found that since the building was constructed in 1968, the Act was not applicable at the time of the suit filed in 1977. The Court reversed the High Court's decision, affirming that the suit for eviction was valid as the statutory period had not yet expired, and the tenant's claims under Section 39 were not substantiated.