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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
AJIT KUMAR
Rajkumar – Appellant
Versus
Nasir Ahmad – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ajit Kumar, J.
1. Heard Shri Ashish Kumar Singh, learned Advocate appearing for tenant petitioner and Shri Atul Dayal, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Abrar Ahmad Siddiqui, learned counsel appearing for landlord respondent.
2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has assailed the order passed by the rent appellate authority only on the point that rent appellate authority could not have framed the issues inviting additional evidence determining the same as if it was court of first instance instead of remanding the matter to the Prescribed Authority to take decision on points of bona fide need and comparative hardships more especially in the circumstances when the Prescribed Authority had not dealt with those points for it returned findings to the effect that there existed no jural relationship of landlord and tenant between the respondent and petitioner.
3. Mr. Ashish Kumar Singh, learned Advocate submits petitioner is not challenging the findings of the lower appellate authority on the point of existence of jural relationship of landlord and tenant between the respondent and petitioner, however, on the point of bona fide
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