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17. In the case of Neta Ram v. Jiwan Lal AIR 1963 v. SC 4998 the Apex Court, while discussing the object and purpose of Rent Restriction Act, held that the very purpose of Rent Restriction Act would be defeated if the landlords were to come forward and to get the tenants turned out, on the plea that they want to reconstruct the house, without first establishing that the plea is bona fide with regard to all the circumstances. The Apex Court again while considering the provisions of the Rent Control Act of Bihar in the case of Ganesh Prasad Sah Kesari v. Lakshmi Narayari Gupta reported in 1985 Fat PLJR (SC) 41 : (AIR 1985 SC 964) has held that the BBC Act is enacted with a view to providing a fetter on the right of a landlord to evict tenant at his whim or fancy. The long title of the Act shows that it is enacted to regulate the Setting of building and to prevent unreasonable eviction of tenants.