SUDHA AGARWAL vs XTH ADDL. DIST. JUDGE

The Supreme Court addressed the eviction application under Section 21 of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent & Eviction) Act, 1972, where the landlord claimed bona fide need for eviction. The Court held that even if the tenant's son had constructed a residential property, the landlord must still prove the bona fide nature of his need, as the tenant's partial non-residential use of the premises disqualified the landlord from the presumption of bona fide need under the Act. The Court ultimately upheld the lower authorities' decisions rejecting the eviction application.