In Brief
A retired Army officer owning a shop sought eviction of a tenant to start a business for his physically disabled son under the U.P. Urban Buildings Act, 1972. The prescribed authority granted eviction with 2 months' notice, but the district judge set this aside. The High Court restored the eviction but granted the tenant 2 years to vacate. The Supreme Court held that while the High Court correctly recognized the landlord's bona fide need, granting 2 years was unjustified. After 20 years of litigation, the Court reduced the grace period to August 31, 2016, conditioned on the tenant depositing arrears and rent and providing an undertaking to vacate.
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