Petitioner/tenant, invoking Section 24 (5) of H.P. Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 (in short ‘Rent Act’), has preferred this revision petition against judgment dated 16.11.2021 passed by the District Judge exercising the power of Appellate Authority under Rent Act in Rent Appeal No.10-S/14 of 2020 titled Surinder Chauhan vs. Jai Lal Bragta, whereby order dated 31.12.2019 passed by the Rent Controller Shimla in Rent Petitioner No 79-2 of 2015 titled as Jai Lal Bragta vs. Surinder Chauhan, has been affirmed by holding that premises is required bonafide by the landlord for his personal use and occupation so as to settle his son and start new business and accordingly tenant has been directed to hand over vacant possession of demised premises to the landlord.

Parties, herein-after for convenience, shall be referred as per their status before the Rent Controller i.e. landlord and tenant.

On 5.5.20215, landlord filed a petition under Section 14 of the Rent Act for eviction of tenant Surinder Chauhan from the premises in reference on the ground that premises was required by landlord for his personal use and occupation with a view to establish and set up a business in the same to settle his s