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2009 Supreme(All) 3058

[2009(9) ADJ 519]
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
BEFORE : MRS. POONAM SRIVASTAVA, J.
YOGENDRA KUMAR AGARWAL ....Petitioner
Versus
Smt. SUSHMA DEVI AND OTHERS ....Respondents
(Civil Misc.Writ Petition No. 10738 of 2009, decided on 3rd September, 2009)

Advocates:
Counsel :
S.K. Verma, Siddharth Verma for the Petitioner; Rahul Sahai for the Respondents.

Headnote:U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972—Section 21 (1)(a)—Release of shop—Bonafide need of landlady—Shop in question required for settlement of two sons of landlady—Sons not yet settled and have no independent income—Need set up by the landlady bonafide and hardship faced—Landlady entitled to get possession of the disputed accommodation to fulfil her requirement—No interference with order of eviction. [Paras 10, 11 and 12]

       

JUDGMENT

Honble Mrs. Poonam Srivastava, J.—Heard Sri Siddhartha Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner/tenant and Sri Rahul Sahai Advocate for the contesting respondents.

2. The prayer in the instant writ petition is for quashing the judgment and order dated 29.1.2009 passed by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Court No. 10, Badaun in Rent Appeal No. 24 of 2006, Yogendra Kumar Agarwal v. Smt. Sushma Gupta preferred against the judgment and order in Rent Case No. 2 of 2002 dated 28.4.2006 passed by the Prescribed Authority/Civil Judge (Senior Division), Badaun. An application was filed by landlady for release of the disputed shop to settle her two sons namely Mohit and Rohit in business, under Section 21(1)(a) of the U.P. Act No. 13 of 1972 (hereinafter referred as the Act). The application was filed by Smt. Sushma Devi wife of Rajendra Kumar Agarwal. The petitioner filed objection to the said release application pleading that the shop in question was only source of his livelihood and he will face greater hardship than the applicant-respondent-landlord who has already 10 shops at the disposal at Bareilly from which the sons of the landlady can start their business. The tenant-petitioner replied the objections and also affidavits which is part of the record. Evidence in form of affidavits were controverted by the landlady by filing counter affidavits of herself, Rajendra Kumar, Prem Narain Gupta, Mohit Kumar and Giriraj Kishore Pandey. A Commission was issued by the Prescribed Authority on application 33-C and a report was called for from the Amin who submitted his report on 2.2.2004. Objection to the said report was also filed by the tenant. The Prescribed Authority recorded its finding that the need of the landlady is bonafide and that she will suffer greater hardship in the event of refusal of release and allowed the application under Section 21(1)(a) of the Act vide judgment and order dated 28.4.2006 which is Annexure-13 to the writ petition.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner while commenting on the findings arrived at by the Prescribed Authority has tried to draw my attention that situation and condition existing at the time of institution of the release application has undergone a seachange when it was finally decided by the Prescribed Authority. The petitioner filed an amendment application after the death of Prem Narain Gupta, father-in-law of the landlady and also mother-in-law Smt. Ganga Devi who died in April, 2004. A Will was executed by Smt. Ganga Devi in respect of the property situated in City of Bareilly creating a right and title in Durga Market, Bareilly. Three shops were bequeathed to Smt. Sunita wife of Ravindra, three other shops were given to the respondent-landlady Smt. Sushma and one shop each to her four daughters. Admittedly the shops are situated in Durga Market, Katra Man Rai, Bareilly, three other shops in Surkha Chhawni out of which 1-1/2 shop to Smt. Sushma Devi and remaining to her sister-in-law Smt. Sunita wife of Ravindra. The amendment application was rejected by the appellate Court. However, the amendment was filed in the writ petition which was allowed by this Court on 27.2.2009 and the said amendment has been incorporated. After rejection of the amendment application, the petitioner preferred a Writ Petition vide Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 60261 of 2008 which was disposed of on 25.11.2008 with an observation and liberty given to the tenant to bring additional facts and subsequent event by means of affidavit during course of argument and also he was granted liberty to advance argument on the question that the need of the respondent landlady now ceases to exist in the changed circumstances. Also that aforesaid affidavits as well as arguments shall be considered by the appellate authority with a further direction to decide the appeal expeditiously. The order of the High Court in the said writ petition is Annexure-15. Further grievance of the petitioner is that subsequent to t














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